Antenatal and delivery services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: care-seeking and experiences reported by women in a household-based survey

作者：Feinstein Lydia^*; Dimomfu Bruno Lapika; Mupenda Bavon; Duvall Sandra; Chalachala Jean Lambert; Edmonds Andrew; Behets Frieda

来源：Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2013, 18(10): 1211-1221.

DOI：10.1111/tmi.12171

• antenatal care
• prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• maternal and child health
• household survey
• implementation research

OBJECTIVES Increasing coverage of quality reproductive health services, including prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, requires understanding where and how these services are provided. To inform scale-up, we conducted a population-based survey in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
METHODS Stratified two-stage cluster sampling was used to select women >= 18 years old who had been pregnant within the prior three years. Participants were interviewed about their reproductive healthcare utilization and impressions of services received.
RESULTS We interviewed 1221 women, 98% of whom sought antenatal care (ANC). 78% of women began ANC after the first trimester and 22% reported <4 visits. Reasons for choosing an ANC facility included reputation (51%), friendly/accessible staff (39%), availability of comprehensive services (29%), medication access (26%), location (26%), and cost (21%). Most women reported satisfactory treatment by staff, but 47% reported that the ANC provider ignored their complaints, 23% had difficulty understanding responses to their questions, 22% wanted more time with the provider, 21% wanted more privacy, and 12% felt uncomfortable asking questions. Only 56% reported someone talked to them about HIV/AIDS. Strongest predictors of seeking inadequate ANC included low participant and partner education and lack of certain assets. Only 32% of women sought postnatal care. Some results varied by health zone.
CONCLUSIONS Scaling-up interventions to improve reproductive health services should include broad-based health systems strengthening and promote equitable access to quality ANC, delivery, and postnatal services. Personal and structural-level barriers to seeking ANC need to be addressed, with consideration given to local contexts.

• 出版日期2013-10