Concomitant illnesses in pregnancy in Indonesia: A health systems analysis at a District level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In LMICs, including Indonesia, there is a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a prevailing burden of infectious diseases, including among pregnant women. The Indonesian health system faces significant challenges to provide effective care for infectious diseases, and even more so, NCDs. This is concerning due to the greater vulnerability of pregnant women to complications caused by concomitant illnesses (NCDs and infectious diseases), and the need for complex, integrated healthcare between maternal care and other health services.

Methods

The objective of this study was to understand supporting factors and challenges of the health system to providing care for concomitant illnesses in pregnancy and how it may be improved. Semi-structured interviews

SUBMITTER: Ryan LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803104 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature