Accessibility of pregnancy-related point-of-care diagnostic tests for maternal healthcare in rural primary healthcare facilities in Northern Ghana: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving access to maternal healthcare in resource-limited settings plays a critical role in improving maternal health outcomes and reducing maternal deaths. However, barriers and challenges may exist in rural clinics and could affect successful implementation. This study assessed the current accessibility of pregnancy-related point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for maternal healthcare in rural primary healthcare (PHC) clinics in northern Ghana.

Method

We randomly selected 100 PHC clinics providing maternal healthcare from a total list of 356 PHC clinicss obtained from the Regional Health Directorate. Selected clinics were surveyed from February to March 2018, using an adopted survey tool. We obtained data for clinic-level staffing, availability, usage, a

SUBMITTER: Kuupiel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature