Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending government health facilities in the Bamenda Health District, Cameroon.
Ijang, Yunga Patience; Tebeu, Pierre Marie; Ngwayu, Claude Nkfusai; Venyuy, Mbinkar Adeline; Basile, Tchinda; Bede, Fala; Wirsiy, Frankline Sevidzem; Cumber, Samuel Nambile.
Afiliación
  • Ijang YP; Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Box 1110, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Tebeu PM; Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Box 1110, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Ngwayu CN; Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Venyuy MA; Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Box 1110, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Basile T; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Bede F; Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Box 1110, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Wirsiy FS; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaoundé, Cameroon.
  • Cumber SN; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), 11 Avenue Massamba, P.O. Box: 15699-Kin 1, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pan Afr Med J ; 39: 47, 2021.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34422170
INTRODUCTION: birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) intervention should greatly have an impact on the reduction of maternal mortality if implemented properly at all levels. Responsibility for BPCR must be shared among all safe motherhood stakeholders-because a coordinated effort is needed to reduce the delays that contribute to maternal and newborn deaths. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending government health facilities in the Bamenda Health District. METHODS: this was a cross-sectional analytic study. The study period was 30th October - 30th November, 2016. A total of 345 pregnant women of ≥ 32 weeks gestational age seen at the antenatal consultation (ANC) units were recruited. The dependent variable was birth preparedness and complication readiness while the independent variables were the socio-demographic and reproductive health characteristics. Frequency distributions were used to determine the awareness and practice and logistic regression at 95% confidence interval (CI) and p<0.05 to identify the factors that favour birth preparedness and complication readiness. RESULTS: the most likely factors that favour birth preparedness and complication readiness were monthly income (Odds Ratio (OR) = 2.94, (1.39, 6.25), p = 0.005) and the number of antenatal care visits (OR = 2.16, (1.18, 3.90), p = 0.013). CONCLUSION: majority of the women in this study were not prepared for birth/complications. The factors most associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness were monthly income and number of antenatal care visits.
Asunto(s)
Palabras clave
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Atención Prenatal / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Parto Obstétrico Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Newborn / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Pan Afr Med J Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Camerún Pais de publicación: Uganda
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Atención Prenatal / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Parto Obstétrico Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Newborn / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Pan Afr Med J Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Camerún Pais de publicación: Uganda