Client Factors Affect Provider Adherence to Clinical Guidelines during First Antenatal Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first antenatal clinic (ANC) visit helps to distinguish pregnant women who require standard care, from those with specific problems and so require special attention. There are protocols to guide care providers to provide optimal care to women during ANC. Our objectives were to determine the level of provider adherence to first antenatal visit guidelines in the Safe Motherhood Protocol (SMP), and assess patient factors that determine complete provider adherence.

Methods

This cross-sectional study is part of a cohort study that recruited women who delivered in eleven health facilities and who had utilized antenatal care services during their pregnancy in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. A record review of the first antenatal visit of participants was carried o

SUBMITTER: Amoakoh-Coleman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4913935 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature