Environmental factors affecting the delivery practices of hospital-based intrapartum care.

IF 1.7 Q4 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Azeh O Eliud, Emmanuel E-O Agbenyeku, Teboho A Moloi, Anesu G Kuhudzai
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Abstract

Background:  The annual World Health Organization reports confirm over 295 000 maternal deaths globally with most of these occurring during delivery. Interestingly, some studies have established a significant relationship between environmental factors and hospital-based intrapartum care.

Aim:  This study investigated the associated environmental factors among women presenting for peripartum care at the Ketté District Hospital.

Setting:  The study was conducted at the Ketté District Hospital.

Methods:  This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted at the Ketté District Hospital on women presenting for peripartum care. A convenient sampling was used while a self-administered questionnaire was the data collecting tool to measure environmental factors affecting the delivery practices. Using IBM-SPSS version 29.0, logistic regression served for data analysis with statistical significance considered at p  0.05.

Results:  The study involved 471 women presenting for peripartum care, of whom 325 (69.0%) were aged 18-25 years. Most women, 429 (91.1%), indicated having used earthed road links to the hospital. The majority agreed having suffered complications during delivery. Means of transportation (p = 0.010), number of past pregnancies (p = 0.044), place of delivery (p = 0.001) and delivery outcome (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with delivery complications.

Conclusion:  The study found that delivery complications were significantly associated with means of transportation to antenatal visit, place of delivery, delivery outcome and number of pregnancies.Contribution: This study contributed to a better understanding of the effects of environmental factors on the utilisation of healthcare services during the intrapartum period in rural communities of Cameroon.

影响以医院为基础的产时护理的环境因素。
背景:世界卫生组织的年度报告证实,全球有超过29.5万例孕产妇死亡,其中大多数发生在分娩期间。有趣的是,一些研究已经确立了环境因素与医院产时护理之间的重要关系。目的:本研究调查在kett地区医院接受围产期护理的妇女的相关环境因素。环境:研究在kett地区医院进行。方法:本定量横断面研究是在kett地区医院进行的围产期护理妇女。使用方便的抽样,而自我管理的问卷是数据收集工具,以衡量影响交付实践的环境因素。采用IBM-SPSS 29.0版本进行logistic回归分析,p < 0.05认为有统计学意义。结果:该研究纳入了471名接受围产期护理的妇女,其中325名(69.0%)年龄在18-25岁之间。大多数妇女,429人(91.1%),表示使用接地的道路连接到医院。大多数人都承认在分娩过程中出现了并发症。交通方式(p = 0.010)、既往妊娠次数(p = 0.044)、分娩地点(p = 0.001)和分娩结局(p = 0.001)与分娩并发症有显著相关性。结论:分娩并发症与产前检查的交通工具、分娩地点、分娩结局及妊娠次数有显著相关性。贡献:本研究有助于更好地了解环境因素对喀麦隆农村社区分娩期间保健服务利用的影响。
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