Assessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOkonofua, Friday Ehbodaghe
dc.contributor.authorYaya, Sanni
dc.contributor.authorOmorodion, Blessing
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-20T11:59:35Z
dc.date.available2023-05-20T11:59:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractMaternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated to be 512 deaths per 100,000 live births. As with other low-income countries, a higher proportion of these deaths occur among women living in rural areas and in poor communities where access to maternal health care is limited by several barriers including quality of care in health facilities. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of antenatal and postnatal care in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in two rural Local Government Areas of Edo State in Southern Nigeria. The data were obtained from exit interviews with 177 women after completion of antenatal and postnatal care in eight randomly selected PHCs. The interview questionnaire was adapted from the 2017 results-based financing exit interviews conducted by the World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Bureau of Statistics. It consisted of questions on the treatment received by women. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression. The results showed the self-reporting by women of sub-optimal offerings of 20 signal antenatal treatments and 8 signal postnatal care treatments. Close to half (45.6%) of the respondents for antenatal care reported receiving sub-optimal antenatal treatments compared to about a third of postnatal care attendees. The predictors of sub-optimal offerings of standard PHC care included local government area, marital status and previous childbirths. We conclude that concerted actions by health providers and policymakers in the PHCs to develop policies and interventions will improve the quality of delivery of antenatal and postnatal services in rural PHCs in Nigeria.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE: Reproductive Health Innovationen_US
dc.identifier.citationBadia Maje Sayyadi et al. Assessment of maternal health services: a comparative study of urban and rural primary health facilities in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021;38(320). 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.320.25214en_US
dc.identifier.issn0331-4111
dc.identifier.issn2736-075X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1809
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTHE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Volume 18, No.2
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTHE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY;Volume 18, No.2 untranslated
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectACE: Reproductive Health Innovationen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Beninen_US
dc.subjectCERHIen_US
dc.subjectLorretta Favour C. Ntoimoen_US
dc.subjectJulius Ogungbangbeen_US
dc.subjectAntenatal careen_US
dc.subjectPrimary Health Centresen_US
dc.subjectPostnatal Careen_US
dc.subjectRural Areasen_US
dc.subjectExit Interviewsen_US
dc.titleAssessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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