Quality of antenatal care services received by women of reproductive age prior to delivery in selected public health facilities in the northern zone of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past two decades, antenatal care (ANC) coverage has increased in most settings across low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. However, evidence shows that there is a need to focus on both access and quality to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. We investigated ANC quality among public healthcare facilities in the northern region of Ghana.

Methods

We conducted a facility-based study involving 420 postpartum women, selected randomly from five public health facilities. We collected information on a set of prenatal services that respondents self-reported to have received during their most recent pregnancy. Women who received all the interventions assessed were considered to have received quality ANC. Using multilevel (mixed-effects) regr

SUBMITTER: Boah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401296 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature