Title:
Factors Influencing Quality of Maternal Care in Ghana
Authors:
Afful, Josephine
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2017
PAGE:
viii, 32
Language:
En
Subject:
Maternal Health – Lessons Learned
Keywords:
Quality of care, maternal health care, maternal mortality, Ghana
Abstract:
Background: There is global call for sustained quality maternal health care as enshrined in Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals. There have also been several attempts by the global community to make motherhood safe and fulfilling. Ghana like many Sub-Saharan African countries has been confronted with persistent high maternal mortality ratio. Factors that drive maternal deaths range from financial to socio-cultural and economic access to services and quality of care. Objective: The study aimed to analyze the factors influencing the quality of maternal care and service delivery in Ghana, in order to make recommendations to policy makers to institute measures that will contribute towards reducing maternal mortality in Ghana. Methodology: Desk study and literature reviews were undertaken, guided by the Donabedian model of structure, process and outcome components of quality. Findings: The structural component factors influencing quality include lack of sufficient number of skilled attendants, equipment and supplies, weak referral system and financial constraints. Under the process component, apart from the linked effects derived from, the main influencing factors are poor attitude of staff, insufficient and low quality of interpersonal communication between staff and the pregnant women while non-adherence to Standard Operating Procedures lead to poor emergency obstetric care. Recommendations: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is to equip the health facilities with the required equipment and human resources, to regular supportive supervision and orient existing staff on behavioral interviewing and empathy training. There is an urgent need for research on interventions to address quality on maternal health care.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Ghana
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Public Health
Category:
Research
Right:
@ 2017 Afful
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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