Are Ghanaian women meeting the WHO recommended maternal healthcare (MCH) utilisation? Evidence from a national survey.
Adolescent
Adult
Delivery, Obstetric
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Ghana
Health Care Surveys
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Maternal Health
Maternal Health Services
/ statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
/ statistics & numerical data
Postnatal Care
/ statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
/ statistics & numerical data
World Health Organization
Young Adult
Antenatal
Ghana
Maternal healthcare
Postnatal
Public health
Skilled birth
Journal
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
ISSN: 1471-2393
Titre abrégé: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Feb 2021
23 Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
08
09
2020
accepted:
16
02
2021
entrez:
24
2
2021
pubmed:
25
2
2021
medline:
20
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.1, the World Health Organisation recommends that all pregnant women receive antenatal care (ANC) from skilled providers, utilise the services of a skilled birth attendant at birth and receive their first postnatal care (PNC) within the first 24 h after birth. In this paper, we examined the maternal characteristics that determine utilisation of skilled ANC, skilled birth attendance (SBA), and PNC within the first 24 h after delivery in Ghana. We used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Women aged 15-49 with birth history not exceeding five before the survey were included in the study. A total of 2839 women were included. Binary logistic regression was employed at a 95% level of significance to determine the association between maternal factors and maternal healthcare (MCH) utilisation. Bivariate and multivariate regression was subsequently used to assess the drivers. High proportion of women had ANC (93.2%) with skilled providers compared to the proportion that had SBA (76.9%) and PNC within the first 24 h after delivery (25.8%). Only 21.2% utilised all three components of MCH. Women who were covered by national health insurance scheme (NHIS) had a higher likelihood (AOR = 1.31, CI = 1.04 - 1.64) of utilising all three components of MCH as compared to those who were not covered by NHIS. Women with poorer wealth status (AOR = 0.72, CI = 0.53 - 0.97) and those living with partners (AOR = 0.65, CI = 0.49 - 0.86) were less likely to utilise all three MCH components compared to women with poorest wealth status and the married respectively. The realisation that poorer women, those unsubscribed to NHIS and women living with partners have a lower likelihood of utilising the WHO recommended MCH strongly suggest that it is crucial for the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service to take pragmatic steps to increase education about the importance of having ANC with a skilled provider, SBA, and benefits of having the first 24 h recommended PNC.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.1, the World Health Organisation recommends that all pregnant women receive antenatal care (ANC) from skilled providers, utilise the services of a skilled birth attendant at birth and receive their first postnatal care (PNC) within the first 24 h after birth. In this paper, we examined the maternal characteristics that determine utilisation of skilled ANC, skilled birth attendance (SBA), and PNC within the first 24 h after delivery in Ghana.
METHODS
METHODS
We used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Women aged 15-49 with birth history not exceeding five before the survey were included in the study. A total of 2839 women were included. Binary logistic regression was employed at a 95% level of significance to determine the association between maternal factors and maternal healthcare (MCH) utilisation. Bivariate and multivariate regression was subsequently used to assess the drivers.
RESULTS
RESULTS
High proportion of women had ANC (93.2%) with skilled providers compared to the proportion that had SBA (76.9%) and PNC within the first 24 h after delivery (25.8%). Only 21.2% utilised all three components of MCH. Women who were covered by national health insurance scheme (NHIS) had a higher likelihood (AOR = 1.31, CI = 1.04 - 1.64) of utilising all three components of MCH as compared to those who were not covered by NHIS. Women with poorer wealth status (AOR = 0.72, CI = 0.53 - 0.97) and those living with partners (AOR = 0.65, CI = 0.49 - 0.86) were less likely to utilise all three MCH components compared to women with poorest wealth status and the married respectively.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The realisation that poorer women, those unsubscribed to NHIS and women living with partners have a lower likelihood of utilising the WHO recommended MCH strongly suggest that it is crucial for the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service to take pragmatic steps to increase education about the importance of having ANC with a skilled provider, SBA, and benefits of having the first 24 h recommended PNC.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33622274
doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03643-6
pii: 10.1186/s12884-021-03643-6
pmc: PMC7903775
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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