Healthcare providers' perception of the referral system in maternal care facilities in Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Our study investigates the barriers perceived by staff in the referral systems in maternal healthcare facilities across Aceh province in Indonesia. DESIGN:With a cross-sectional approach, two sets of surveys were administered during September to October 2016 in 32 sampling units of our study. We also collected referral data in the form of the frequency of ingoing and outgoing referral cases per facility. SETTING:In three districts, Aceh Besar, Banda Aceh and Bireuen, a total of 32 facilities including hospitals, community health centres, and private midwife clinics that met the criteria of providing at least basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (BEonC) were covered. PARTICIPANTS:Across the 32 healthcare centres, 149 members of staff (mainly midwives) agreed to participate

SUBMITTER: Diba F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924809 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature