Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Determinants of pregnant women's satisfaction with interactions with health providers at antenatal consultation in primary health care in Southern Mozambique in 2021: a cross-sectional study.
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- Determination of the relationship between satisfaction with prenatal care and satisfaction with and perception of childbirth.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Strengthening the first antenatal visit to improve maternal health: results from a cross-sectional study in Bantul, Indonesia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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backgroundThe Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MISAU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend enhancing pregnant women's satisfaction with health care services in order to advance maternal and child health. This study aims to assess the levels and determinants of pregnant women's satisfaction regarding their interactions with antenatal care (ANC) providers, the services of which were provided at the primary health care level in southern Mozambique. METHODOLOGY: We conducted an observational, quantitative, and cross-sectional study from November 4 to December 10, 2021. A structured questionnaire was administered to pregnant women who attended ANC during that period. The characteristics of the participants were illustrated using descriptive statistics; to analyse pregnant women's satisfaction determinants, we estimated crude and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) using logistic regression models. All analyses were performed in SPSS version 24 using a 5% significance level.
resultsWe selected 951 pregnant women with a mean age of 25 years old; 14% attained a secondary educational level, 36% were married or living in a marital relationship, and 85.9% reported being satisfied with their current ANC. Factors that reduced the odds of being satisfied were the following: an "insufficient" ANC duration (AOR = 0.173; 95% CI: 0.079, 0.381); inadequate ANC waiting area (AOR = 0.479; 95% CI: 0.265, 0.863); women's perception about the existing norm of nonattendance in case of late arrival to the ANC (AOR = 0.528; 95% CI 0.292, 0.954); the perception of the existing norm that women are obliged to give birth in same health facility where ANC occurred (AOR = 0.481; 95% CI: 0.273, 0.846); and the perception that delivered ANC is not important for foetal health (AOR = 0.030; 95% CI:0.014, 0.066).
conclusionsMost of the pregnant women mentioned being satisfied with the ANC they received. The perception of short consultation duration, inadequate waiting spaces, strict linkage rules to specific health facilities and ANC norms, the perception that the received ANC is not relevant for foetal well-being are determinants of not being satisfied with ANC, and these determinants can be addressed by reorganizing ANC and, indeed, are modifiable by the improved paced implementation of the MISAU strategies for quality maternal and child health care.
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