ArticleAnnals of medical and health sciences research2014
Learning from health care workers' opinions for improving quality of neonatal health care in kilimanjaro region, northeast Tanzania.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a higher neonatal mortality rate while the adherence to the existing guidelines is rarely studied in Tanzania.
aimThe aim of this study is to assess the performance of health workers for neonatal health-care. MATERIALS AND
methodsSettings - Peripheral health facilities (regional referral, district hospitals and health centers) and a tertiary referral hospital of Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Fourteen hospital facilities within all seven districts of the Kilimanjaro region wer involved in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected for 5 months from 26(th) November, 2010 to 25(th) April, 2011. We analyzed our quantitative data by using STATA v10 (StataCorp, TX, USA) for statistical comparison using Chi-square test to test the difference between the categories and odds ratio (OR) for association between independent and dependent variables.
resultsBirth asphyxia was the most recalled health problem requiring critical care, reported by 27.5% (33/120) of health-care workers (HCWs) at peripheral hospitals and at 46.4% (13/28) in a tertiary referral centers. Majority of HCWs commented on their own performance 47.5% (67/140). In the periphery (40), first comment was on management and follow-up of neonatal cases 47.5% (19/40), second on a need of skills 45% (18/40) and third on timely referrals 7.5% (18/40). Shortage of proper equipment was reported at 26.4% (37/140), shortage of staff was reported at 12.0% (17/140), lack of organization of care 11.4% (16/140) and poor hygiene at 2.9% (4/140). It was hard to judge the impact of training on the sufficiency of knowledge (OR: 2.1; 95% confidence interval: [0.9 - 4.8]; P = 0.08) although levels of knowledge for critical neonatal care were higher at the tertiary referral hospital (Pearson χ(2) [2] = 53.8; P < 0.001).
conclusionPerformance of HCWs in early neonatal care is suboptimal and requires frequent systematic evaluation.
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