Unmet need for health care during pregnancy: A French – Romanian comparison

Ancelot, Lydie; Bonnal, Liliane; Depret, Marc‐Hubert; Favard, Pascal; Jemna, Dănuţ-Vasile; Sandu, Christiana Brigitte

doi:10.1080/00036846.2019.1660301

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“…This decrease was 42% for visit services, 28% for hospitalization services, 31% for diagnostic services and 30% for medical services [16]. According to a study in France and Romania, unmet health care needs during pregnancy were caused mainly due to nancial issues [29]. As reported by "European Union statistics on income and living conditions" survey in 2014, an average of 26.5% of adults in European countries needed health care in the last 12 months.…”

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Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants in Iran: prevalence, reasons and health policy implications

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Shokri

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess unmet needs for health care (UNHC) and its causes during COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among pregnant women in Kurdistan province in 2020 with a sample size of 800 people who were selected by multi-stage sampling method. Data were collected by a questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between independent variables including demographic variables with dependent variables of perceived need and benefiting from health services. Also, multiple logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between independent variables and outcome variable. Statistical tests were performed using STATA software package.Results: The highest UNHC were related to dental services with 66%, rehabilitation services with 58.6% and psychological services with 43.2% and the lowest were related to hospital services with 12%, midwifery services with 15.6% and physician visit services with 39.1%. The most important reasons for UNHC were fear of getting COVID-19 and the cost of the service. The variables of age group and spouse education for physician visit services; age group for midwifery services; age group, education and employment status for dental services; age group, supplementary insurance and economic status for rehabilitation services; and age group and economic status for psychological services were significantly associated with UNHC (P<0.05).Conclusion: A significant percentage of health care needs of pregnant women were unmet, for which the fear of getting COVID-19 and financial barriers were the main reasons.

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“…In Romania, the odds of having unmet health care needs were higher for low-educated women, and women under 25 and over 40 were also more likely to have unmet health care needs. According to a study in India, women's level of education and household economic status were in uential factors in use of prenatal health care [29].…”

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Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants in Iran: prevalence, reasons and health policy implications

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Shokri

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“…According to a study in India, women's level of education and household economic status were influential factors in the use of prenatal health care. 26…”

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“…In Romania, the odds of having unmet health care needs were higher for low‐educated women, and women under 25 and over 40 were also more likely to have unmet health care needs. According to a study in India, women's level of education and household economic status were influential factors in the use of prenatal health care 26 …”

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“…16 According to a study in France and Romania, unmet health care needs during pregnancy were caused mainly due to financial issues. 26 to receive the services they needed. 30 As indicated by the study of Motlagh et al in Iran, the most important factors affecting the use of health services were economic status, age, employment status, insurance coverage, level of education, and household size.…”

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Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic and its determinants in Kurdistan province, Iran: A cross‐sectional study

Afkhamzadeh

Shokri

Safari

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Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to assess unmet needs for health care and its determinants during COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women in Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among pregnant women in Kurdistan province in 2020 with a sample size of 800 people who were selected by multistage sampling method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire that was completed through interviews. Also, multiple logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between independent variables and outcome variable.Statistical tests were performed using Stata software package.Results: The highest unmet needs for health care were related to dental services with 66%, rehabilitation services with 58.6%, and psychological services with 43.2% and the lowest were related to hospital services with 12%, midwifery services with 15.6%, and physician visit services with 39.1%. The most important reasons for unmet needs for health care were fear of getting COVID-19 and the cost of the services. The variables of age group and spouse education for physician visit services; age group for midwifery services; age group, education and employment status for dental services; age group, supplementary insurance and economic status for rehabilitation services; and age group and economic status for psychological services were significantly associated with unmet needs for health care (p < 0.05). Conclusion:A significant percentage of health care needs of pregnant women was unmet, for which the fear of getting COVID-19 and financial barriers were the main reasons.

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Unmet need for health care during pregnancy: A French – Romanian comparison

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Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants in Iran: prevalence, reasons and health policy implications

Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants in Iran: prevalence, reasons and health policy implications

Unmet health care needs among pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic and its determinants in Kurdistan province, Iran: A cross‐sectional study

Better scan personalities than bodies? Prenatal care to enforce a pregnancy self-commitment

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