New criteria and quality of health care services in the governorate of Monastir, Tunisia/Les nouveaux criteres et la qualite des services de soins de sante dans le gouvernorat de Monastir (Tunisie)
In 2005 new quality criteria (7 items) were introduced for services provided to mother and child under the national perinatality programme. We evaluated this new version in a descriptive study conducted among a random sample of 400 parturient women from Monastir governorate. Mean age was 29.3 (SD 5)...
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Published in | Eastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 107 - 112 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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World Health Organization
01.01.2010
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Summary: | In 2005 new quality criteria (7 items) were introduced for services provided to mother and child under the national perinatality programme. We evaluated this new version in a descriptive study conducted among a random sample of 400 parturient women from Monastir governorate. Mean age was 29.3 (SD 5) years and 42% were primipara. Although prenatal care was adequate in terms of number of antenatal visits for 82.5% of women, for only 21% were all 7 quality criteria fulfilled. The rates of caesarean section and premature birth were significantly higher in women who received quality care (P < 0.05). In logistic regression analysis, age and parity were the only factors independently associated with the quality of care. Additional efforts are needed to ensure good maternal and infant quality of care. En 2005, de nouveaux criteres (7) portant sur la qualite des prestations offertes au couple mere-enfant ont ete introduits dans le programme national de perinatalite. Dans le cadre d'une evaluation de cette nouvelle version, nous avons realise une etude descriptive aupres d'un echantillon aleatoire de 400 parturientes originaires du gouvernorat de Monastir. L'age moyen des parturientes etait de 29,3 ans (ET 5) et 42 % etaient des primipares. Bien que le suivi prenatal ait ete adequat en termes de nombre de consultations pour 82,5 % des femmes, l'ensemble des sept criteres de qualite ont ete satisfaits pour 21 % d'entre elles seulement. Le taux de cesariennes et d'accouchements prematures etait significativement plus eleve chez les femmes ayant eu un suivi prenatal de qualite (p < 0,05). Dans l'analyse de regression logistique, l'age et la parite etaient les seuls facteurs independamment associes a la qualite du suivi prenatal. Des efforts supplementaires sont necessaires pour assurer des soins maternels et infantiles de qualite. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] |
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ISSN: | 1020-3397 1020-3397 |