Maternal Satisfaction with Antenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Hossana Town

Abstract

Background. A woman’s satisfaction with antenatal care service has immediate and long-term impacts on maternal and her baby’s health. It also ensures further use of service. However, it is not well studied in Ethiopia in general and at the southern region in particular. Objective. The main objective of this study is to assess the level of a maternal satisfaction with antenatal care services and associated factors. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study that involves both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection was employed. A systematic sampling technique was used to obtain study participants, and quantitative data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. For qualitative data, Focus Group Discussions were done among clients that have a repeated visit by taking educational status as homogeneity criteria. EpiData version 3.1 and SPSS version 21 were used for analysis. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to describe and identify factors associated with maternal satisfaction on antenatal care. The qualitative data were analyzed thematically and manually. Results. Overall, 74% of mothers were satisfied with antenatal care services rendered in public health institutions of Hossana town. Most of the respondents were satisfied with privacy, cleanness, physical facility, and approaches of care. Age, educational status, privacy, cleanness, distance, and respect were significantly associated with a client’s satisfaction. Conclusion. Three-fourths of the respondents were satisfied with the service. Age, education, living distance, maintenance of privacy, cleanness of the facility, and respect from providers were the significant predictors of the satisfaction level.

Determinants of Antenatal Care Service Satisfaction among Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…All of them are cross-sectional by design. Six of the included studies were from Southern Nation Nationalities And Peoples Region (SNNPR) [18][19][20][21][22][23], four from Oromia [24][25][26][27], one from Amhara region [28], one from Harari [29], and one from Addis Ababa city [30]. Regarding the response rate, all studies had a good response rate (>88%) (Table 1).…”

Determinants of Antenatal Care Service Satisfaction among Women in Ethiopia: A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…All of them are cross-sectional by design. Six of the included studies were from Southern Nation Nationalities And Peoples Region (SNNPR) (15,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24), four from Oromia (25-28), one from Amhara region (29), one from Harari (30), and one from Addis Ababa city (31). With regard to the response rate, all studies had a good response rate (> 88%) (Table 1).…”

“…The association between maternal age and antenatal care service satisfaction was examined based on the ndings from three studies (22,26,31). The pooled odds ratio (AOR: 0.91 and 95% CI: 0.66-1.25) showed that antenatal care service satisfaction was not affected by the age of the mother.…”

“…This study measured the association between the maintenance of privacy and antenatal care service satisfaction using four studies (22,24,27,29). Moreover, it showed that the maintenance of privacy was positively associated with antenatal care service satisfaction.…”

“…This meta-analysis evaluated the associations between the place of residence and antenatal care service satisfaction based on four studies (22,(24)(25)(26). The pooled result of the odds ratio revealed the absence of association between maternal place of residence and antenatal care service satisfaction (AOR: 1.41 and 95% CI: 0.67-2.96).…”