Quality of Antenatal Care in Selected Public Health Facilities of West Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Ante natal care is a key entry point for a pregnant woman to receive abroad range of promotion and preventive health services. Objective: was to assess the quality of antenatal care services at public health facilities of western Ethiopia. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 30th to June 30th, 2016. All public health facilities in the zone were audited, 316 medical records were reviewed, and 316 pregnant women were interviewed. The data was entered using EPI Data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive statistics, binary, and multiple logistic regressions were conducted. Variables with a P-value of <0.05 were considered as statistically significant predictors of the outcome variable.Results: A total of 316 pregnant women were enrolled in the study. All facilities were categorized as “good” by the possession of necessary equipment, 3/4 by basic amenities and 87.34% by general and gynecologic examination. The information was provided for 222(86.21%), which is categorized as poor.252 (79.7%) of the women were satisfied with ANC. A urine sample taken during ANC visit AOR 3.36(1.70, 6.61) and counseling on food eaten during pregnancy AOR 2.27(1.16, 4.45) were predictors of client satisfaction on ANC. Conclusions: The majority of pregnant women were satisfied with the ANC they received. A urine sample taken during the ANC visits and being counseled on the types of food eaten during pregnancy were predictors for client satisfaction on ANC. Concerned bodies need to improve laboratory tests and information provision.

Evaluation of non-invasive oral sampling versus nasopharyngeal swab for RTq-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

“…Morning saliva, before washing the mouth or eating, was collected using a collection cup and showing a total of 129 (92.14%) with a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2, while the Ns showed a total of 152 patients, 80 (52.63%) tested positive [21]. Another data reported is that when patients (2) who used, in this methodology, a swab to collect saliva and who had just eaten, resulted in a negative molecular diagnosis compared to the sample of these same patients and who were collected through the Ns [22].…”