Open AccessDimensions of quality of antenatal care service at Suez, Egypt
Author(s) -
Hanan Abbas Abdo Abdel Rahman El Gammal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.141617
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , family medicine , developing country , service (business) , patient satisfaction , quality (philosophy) , health care , medical record , nursing , environmental health , economic growth , radiology , philosophy , economy , management , epistemology , economics
The 5(th) millennium development goal aims at reducing maternal mortality by 75% by the year 2015. According to the World Health Organization, there was an estimated 358,000 maternal deaths globally in 2008. Developing countries accounted for 99% of these deaths of which three-fifths occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. In primary health care (PHC), quality of antenatal care is fundamental and critically affects service continuity. Nevertheless, medical research ignores the issue and it is lacking scientific inquiry, particularly in Egypt.