Quality of antenatal care services in Rwanda: assessing practices of health care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although most pregnant women in Rwanda visit antenatal care (ANC) clinics, little has been studied about the quality of services being provided. We investigated the ANC providers' (HCPs) current practices in relation to prevention, management and referral of maternal conditions as well as the information provided to pregnant women attending ANC services in Rwanda.

Methods

This facility-based, cross-sectional study included 312 ANC providers as participants and a review of 605 ANC medical records from 121 health centers. Data collection was performed using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and a structured observation checklist. For the analyses, descriptive statistics and bi-and multivariable logistic regression were used.

Results

Nurses and midwive

SUBMITTER: Rurangirwa AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245627 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature