A study to better understand under-utilization of laboratory tests for antenatal care in Senegal.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To better understand factors contributing to underutilization of laboratory services for health care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa, we conducted a study in Senegalese Antenatal Care clinics (ANC) and laboratories to determine the extent of underutilization, contributing factors, and bottlenecks in the cascade of care from first ANC visit, test uptake, to availability of test results and appropriate clinical management. METHODS:At 16 health facilities, pregnant women attending for their first ANC visit were consecutively recruited and information was prospectively collected on the request, execution, results and clinical management of seven nationally recommended laboratory screening tests for normal pregnancy: hemoglobin concentration (Hb), syphilis serology, HIV serology, deter

SUBMITTER: Van't Hoog AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6952088 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature