scholarly journals Maternal Satisfaction with Intrapartum Nursing Care and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Who Gave Birth in Public Hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmamaw Demis ◽  
Ribka Nigatu ◽  
Derebe Assefa ◽  
Getnet Gedefaw
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Intrapartum Nursing ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
North Wollo

Background. Now a day, satisfaction had been identified as the major index to assess the quality of health-care provision in the world including Ethiopia. Mothers judge the quality of intrapartum care received based on their satisfaction with the services provided, thus influencing their utilization of the available health facilities. Therefore, this study aimed to assess maternal satisfaction with intrapartum care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institutional-based cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in public hospitals of North Wollo Zone, and a total of 398 study participants were selected by using a systematic random sampling method. Data was collected using a standardized questionnaire by direct interviewing of study participants, and data was analyzed using SPSS 24 versions to determine the frequency of variables. Logistic regression was carried out to identify factors associated with maternal satisfaction. Results. From the total of 398 study participants, about 51% of women were satisfied with the hospital-based intrapartum nursing care. Being rural in residency (AOR: 2.03; 95% CI: 1.05-3.93), time to be seen by health-care providers (AOR: 2.82; 95% CI: 1.46-5.46), having history of ANC follow-up (AOR: 3.73; 95% CI: 1.12-12.57), and getting adequate meal (AOR: 3.96; 95% CI: 1.13-13.83) had showed statistical significant association with maternal satisfaction. Conclusion. In this study, the overall maternal satisfaction with intrapartum nursing care was low. Therefore, improving ANC follow-up, early examined by health-care providers, and getting adequate meal while in labour and delivery might enhance women satisfaction with intrapartum nursing care services.

scholarly journals Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among the doctors working in a private medical college, Trichy- a cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4410
Author(s):  
Sathasivam Ponnan ◽  
N. Mareeswaran ◽  
Thalha . ◽  
T. Tamizhan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Teaching ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Stress is one among the leading health problem throughout the world. Stress due to family problems and work related are often encountered. Among the various professionals, health care providers are found to be more depressed than others. This study was conducted with an objective to study the socio demographic characters of the study participants, to study the depression status of the study participants and to study the association between various factors and depression.Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study done among the doctors working in a tertiary teaching hospital. A total of 150 participants were included in this study. Simple random sampling method was used to identify the study participants.Results: Around 76% of the participants belongs to the age group of 20-30 years of age. 71.3% of the study population were junior residents. Nearly 64% were found to be depressed among which 8% were found to be on severely depressed. Statistical significant association was found between factors like designation and time spending with family with depression.Conclusions: Since stress and burnout became the leading mental health problems, and health care providers posing as a vulnerable group by virtue of their profession. Hence behavioral therapy sessions and stress management programs are to be conducted frequently to screen as well to relieve from the mental health issues. 

scholarly journals MATERNAL SATISFACTION WITH INTRAPARTUM CARE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-89
Author(s):  
Emily Chepkorir ◽  
Mary Kipmerewo ◽  
Mable Wanyonyi ◽  
Arudo John
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
P Value ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Intrapartum Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Facilities

Purpose: The main objective was to determine maternal satisfaction with intrapartum care in healthcare facilities in the Kericho County and specifically to determine the association between mothers’ experience of intrapartum care and satisfaction with quality of nursing, analyze the influence of psychosocial aspects on satisfaction with intrapartum care and evaluate the relationship between hospital factors and maternal satisfaction on intrapartum care among women delivering in healthcare facilities in Kericho County Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional analytical research design and data was collected using mixed method approach. The study targeted women who delivered in the facilities used for study and 441 mothers were sampled. Data was analyzed using (SPSS) version 24. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the findings on socio-demographic characteristics and inferential statistics employed Chi square and logistic regression to determine maternal satisfaction with intrapartum care. Odds ratio was used to test the strength of association, and a p-value of ≤ 0.05 considered as statistically significant. Findings: Several factors influence mothers’ satisfaction with intrapartum care. Employment (OR: 3.0; 95% CI: 1.2 – 7.4; p = 0.02) delivery through instrument/Caesarian section were 2.6 more likely to have been satisfied with the care unlike those who delivered through SVD (OR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.1 – 6.0; p = 0.03). On the other hand, mothers who got encouragement and reassurance by midwives and doctors (OR: 0.2; 95% CI: 0.1 – 0.8; p = 0.02) were more likely to be satisfied with care. Mothers who were shown their babies immediately after delivery to identify sex of the baby (OR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.5 – 7.0; p = 0.002) were 3 times more satisfied than their counterparts. Mothers who were asked for their opinion about unplanned procedure before it was performed (OR: 3.7; 95% CI: 1.1 – 12.6; p = 0.02) were four times more likely to be satisfied. In conclusion, determinants of intrapartum care satisfaction in public hospitals in the study area are: level of education, employment status and type of delivery, showing the baby to the mother immediately after delivery to identify sex, midwives and doctors asking clients their opinion about unplanned procedure before it is performed. Provision of linen and beds, provision of hot drinks and hot shower after delivery and provision of a locker are all associated with satisfaction. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Therefore, the hospitals should allow mothers to stay with their birth companions and health care providers should be taught on importance of good relation and good communication skills.

scholarly journals Levels and predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress during COVID-19 pandemic among frontline healthcare providers in Gurage zonal public hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020: A multicenter cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259906
Author(s):  
Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus ◽  
Tadesse Tsehay Tarekegn ◽  
Baye Tsegaye Amlak ◽  
Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw ◽  
Mamo Solomon Emeria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Introduction The provision of quality health care during the COVID-19 pandemic depends largely on the health of health care providers. However, healthcare providers as the frontline caregivers dealing with infected patients, are more vulnerable to mental health problems. Despite this fact, there is scarce information regarding the mental health impact of COVID-19 among frontline health care providers in South-West Ethiopia. Objective This study aimed to determine the levels and predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among frontline healthcare providers in Gurage zonal public hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 322 health care providers from November 10–25, 2020 in Gurage zonal health institutions. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A pretested self -administered structured questionnaire was used as a data collection technique. The data were entered into the Epi-data version 3.01 and exported to SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. Both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (chi-square tests) were presented Bivariable and Multivariable logistic regression analyses were made to identify variables having a significant association with the dependent variables. Results The results of this study had shown that the overall prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic was 36%, [95% CI = (30.7%- 41.3%)], 25.8% [95% CI = (21.1%- 30.4%)] and 31.4% [95% CI = (26.4%- 36.0%)] respectively. Age, Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR = 7.9], Educational status, [AOR = 3.2], low monthly income [AOR = 1.87], and presence of infected family members [AOR = 3.3] were statistically associated with anxiety. Besides this, gender, [AOR = 1.9], masters [AOR = 10.8], and degree holder [AOR = 2.2], living with spouse [AOR = 5.8], and family [AOR = 3.9], being pharmacists [AOR = 4.5], and physician [AOR = (0.19)], were found to be statistically significant predictors of depression among health care providers. Our study finding also showed that working at general [AOR = 4.8], and referral hospitals [AOR = 3.2], and low monthly income [AOR = 2.3] were found to be statistically significant predictors of stress among health care providers. Conclusion Based on our finding significant numbers of healthcare providers were suffered from anxiety, depression, and stress during the COVID-19 outbreak. So, the Government and other stakeholders should be involved and closely work and monitor the mental wellbeing of health care providers.

A survey of Cambodian health-care providers' HIV knowledge, attitudes and intentions to take a sexual history

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 346-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Webber ◽  
N Edwards ◽  
I D Graham ◽  
C Amaratunga ◽  
I Gaboury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Planned Behaviour

Cambodia has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in Asia and is scaling up HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 358 health care providers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to assess readiness for voluntary testing and counselling for HIV. We measured HIV knowledge and attitudes, and predictors of intentions to take a sexual history using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Over 90% of health care providers correctly answered knowledge questions about HIV transmission, but their attitudes were often not positive towards people living with HIV. The Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs explained 56% of the variance in intention to take a sexual history: the control providers perceive they have over taking a sexual history was the strongest contributor (51%), while social pressure explained a further 3%. Attitudes about taking a sexual history did not contribute to intention. Interventions with Cambodian health care providers should focus on improving skills in sexual history-taking.

scholarly journals Assessing Knowledge on Clubfoot Among Parents Having Children with Clubfoot Deformity

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zobaer Alam ◽  
Md Monoarul Haque ◽  
Md Rijwan Bhuiyan ◽  
Md Shahinoor Islam ◽  
Monirul Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Childhood Disability ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background: The burden of childhood disability as a public health problem in developing countries remains relatively unrecognized. One out of 750 children born in the world suffer from club foot among them 80% are in low and middle income countries. Most of these babies have limited access to receive effective treatment for their clubfoot due to lack o knowledge, awareness and some barriers. We actually don’t know the level of knowledge of parents who have child with clubfoot deformity. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of parents who have children with clubfoot during clubfoot treatment. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 102 parents who have children with clubfoot deformity during its treatment in a selected clinic. The samples were selected purposively from the clinics where clubfoot treatment was given and face to face interview was done by using semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the respondents were 24.7 (±6.0) years where 87.3% (n=89) respondents ware female and 59.8 %(n=61) respondent’s educational status ware up to primary level. About 44.1% respondents started treatment of their child within 6 months of birth and 33% within 6 to 12 months where 57% (n=58) respondents are referred by health care professional to this clinics. About 93.1% of parents (n=95) said that they knew nothing about clubfoot deformity before their child was diagnosed where 97% are aware after diagnosis of their child. About 93.1% respondents knew the best time for treatment initiation where 59.8% respondents know the correct follow up time of clubfoot management. In case of knowledge of parents’ roles in the treatment of clubfoot about 91.2%, parents have knowledge weekly visit for treatment and 86.3% know the plaster care where 52.9% (n=54) parents have lack of knowledge about how to use the brace Conclusion: There is need to improve the communication skills of clinicians/health care providers offering treatment to children with clubfoot at the Clinics. Need to share information with the parents about the condition. Finally, there is need to emphasize of educating parents about plaster care and how to use brace. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cmoshmcj.v14i1.22882 Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.14 (1); Jan 2015; Page 42-46

scholarly journals SERVICES AND PRACTICES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN A RURAL AREA OF FAISALABAD.

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 518-524
Author(s):  
GHULAM SARWAR ◽  
FARIDA MANZUR ◽  
IMTIAZ HAMID
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Assistants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Union Council ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Objectives: (1) To determine the mode of services being rendered and practices done by the health care providers of the study area. (2) To identify various socio-demographic factors about the health care providers. A health care provider provides preventive, curative, rehabilitative and spiritual health services to the community. Health care is being provided by not only the registered and qualified doctors, but also by non-qualified non-registered and inexperienced persons in Pakistan. Methodology: A total of 57 health care providers from the union council 42 area in district Faisalabad were included. A pre-tested questionnaire to know about the services and practices of the individuals was served upon them to collect the relevant data. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Union council 42 area in district Faisalabad. Period: 2008. Results: Out of 57, 30 (52.63%) were males and 27 (47.37%) were females. Most of them, 18 (31.6%) were above 49 years of age. 51 (89.47%) were practicing in the private; whereas, only 2(3.51%) in the public sector. Most of the individuals, 21 (36.8%) were LHW and only 2(3.5%) were doctors or medical assistants; 3(5.3%) were dispensers, 9(15.8%) were hakeems and 7 (12.3%) homeopaths. Most of them, 40(70.2%) were matriculates and 14(24.6%) graduates. Only 20 (35.1%) were having certificates and 11(19.3%) were diploma holders. Further, only 2(11.76%) out of 57 were registered with PM&DC and Punjab Medical Faculty. 30 (52.6%) individuals were rendering curative and only 5 (8.8%) preventive services. None of the health care providers was rendering laboratory, x-ray or ultrasound services. Most of the individuals, 36 (63.2%) were practicing allopathy and 7(12.3%) homeopathy way of treatment. Further, most of the professionals, 45 (78.95%) were not doing any surgery. As regards sterilization, the most 8(66.7%) were practicing boiling of instruments. Most of them 47 (82.45%) were giving injections to the patients, however, using disposable syringes, and 27(57.4%) were disposing of the syringes by cutting the needles to dump. 20 (42.55%) were referring their patients to DHQ Hospital and 47 (82.46%) were keeping the record. Conclusions: Qualified medical professionals were scarce in the locality. However, allopathic system of medicine was being widely practiced. Only LHWs were providing curative services with proper training to deliver first aid services.

scholarly journals Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of Virtual Clinics in General Surgery: Pilot Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Rutherford ◽  
Roghinio Noray ◽  
Caolán Ó HEarráin ◽  
Kevin Quinlan ◽  
Aisling Hegarty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Day Surgery ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Center ◽  
Specialist Health Care ◽  
Outpatient Settings

BACKGROUND Escalating demand for specialist health care puts considerable demand on hospital services. Technology offers a means by which health care providers may increase the efficiency of health care delivery. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot study of the feasibility, benefits, and drawbacks of a virtual clinic (VC) in the general surgical service of a busy tertiary center. METHODS Patient satisfaction with current care and attitudes to VC were surveyed prospectively in the general surgical outpatient department (OPD; n=223). A subset of patients who had undergone endoscopy and day surgery were recruited to follow-up in a VC and subsequently surveyed with regard to their satisfaction (20/243). Other outcomes measured included a comparison of consultation times in traditional and virtual outpatient settings and financial cost to both patients and the institution. RESULTS Almost half of the patients reported barriers to prospective use of VCs. However, within the cohort who had been followed-up in the VC, satisfaction was higher than the traditional OPD (100% as compared with 187/223, 83.9%). Significant savings in both time (<italic>P</italic>=.003) and financial costs to patients and the institution were found. CONCLUSIONS For an appropriately selected group of patients, VCs offer a viable alternative to traditional OPD. This alternative can improve both patient satisfaction and efficiency of patient care.

scholarly journals Community awareness of which seizure type should present to healthcare providers; a potential risk factor of the epilepsy treatment gap

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismat Babiker ◽  
Mohamed K. Elnaeim ◽  
Awab K.Elnaeim
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Seizure Type ◽  
Absence Seizure ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Epilepsy Treatment

Abstract Objective: the objective of this study was to assess the awareness of the community in Sudan of which seizure type(s) should present to health care providers.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive internet-based survey that was conducted in Sudan during the period from January to April 2018, using google forms. The survey consisted of demographic data (age, gender, educational level), a statement evaluating participants’ sources of obtaining information regarding epilepsy, a statement assessing awareness about the primary care provider for people with epilepsy (PWE), and a statement describing the symptomatology of different seizure types in simple Arabic, asking what description(s) participants thought should present to health care providers. We included participants residing in Sudan, and those with a college degree or higher education. Four hundred sixty-seven participants completed the survey.Results: 467 participants were included, of whom, 279 (60%) were females. The mean age of participants was 28 years. Two-thirds of participants obtained their information from non-scientific sources. 84% of the participants were aware that doctors are the primary health care providers for people with epilepsy.The majority (92.%) of participants were aware that patients with symptoms corresponding to the generalized tonic-clonic seizure description should present to doctors, compared with two-thirds of participants for focal seizure symptom description, and only 30.6 % of participants for absence seizure symptom description.Conclusion: This study demonstrated poor awareness about the necessity of presentation for focal and absence seizures. We hypothesize that this lack of awareness may contribute to the epilepsy treatment gap, and we recommend further studies to examine this hypothesis.

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