Open AccessClient Factors Affect Provider Adherence to Guidelines during First Antenatal Care in Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Tewodros Seyoum,
Mekuriaw Alemayehu,
Kyllike Christensson,
Helena Lindgren
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.8
Subject(s) - medicine , checklist , cross sectional study , guideline , family medicine , health facility , logistic regression , prenatal care , health care , public health , pregnancy , nursing , population , environmental health , health services , psychology , pathology , biology , economic growth , economics , cognitive psychology , genetics
Timely entry to an antenatal care with a healthcare provider who follows a set of national guidelines is assumed to ensure higher levels of client satisfaction. It is also expected to improve perinatal outcomes. Little is known about the level of adherence of Ethiopian providers to these guidelines. Therefore, this study aims to assess the proportion of clients who received complete (100%) provider adherence to antenatal care guidelines at the first visit and client associated factors in Gondar Town.