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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Compliance with focused antenatal care services: Do health workers in rural Burkina Faso, Uganda and Tanzania perform all ANC procedures?
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Volume 17, No. 3, Year 2012
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Objective To assess health workers' compliance with the procedures set in the focused antenatal care (ANC) guidelines in rural Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso; to compare the compliance within and among the three study sites; and to appraise the logistic and supply of the respective health facilities (HF). Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural HF in three African countries. This descriptive observational study took place in HF in Nouna, Burkina Faso (5), Iganga, Uganda (6) and Rufiji, Tanzania (7). In total, 788 ANC sessions and service provisions were observed, the duration of each ANC service provision was calculated, and the infrastructures of the respective HF were assessed. Results Health workers in all HF performed most of the procedures but also omitted certain practices stipulated in the focused ANC guidelines. There was a substantial variation in provision of ANC services among HF within and among the country sites. The findings also revealed that the duration of first visits was <15min and health workers spent even less time in subsequent visits in all three sites. Reagents for laboratory tests and drugs as outlined in the focus ANC guidelines were often out of stock in most facilities. Conclusion Health workers in all three country sites failed to perform all procedures stipulated in the focused ANC guideline; this could not be always explained by the lack of supplies. It is crucial to point out the necessity of the core procedures of ANC repeatedly. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Conrad, Paul
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Schmid, Gerhard
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Tientrebeogo, Justin
Burkina Faso, Nouna
Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna
Arinaitwe, Moses
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University School of Public Health
Kirenga, Sylvia
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Neuhann, H. Florian
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Müller, Olaf
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Sarker, Malabika
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02923.x
ISSN:
13602276
e-ISSN:
13653156
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Uganda