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Barriers and facilitators to antenatal care services utilisation in Somaliland: a qualitative study
Saad Ahmed Abdiwali1,2, Olubukola A Adesina3,4, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu5
1Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (including Health and Agriculture), Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Gooni794@gmail.com.
Objective:
To explore the barriers and facilitators of antenatal care (ANC) utilisation in Somaliland.
Design:
An exploratory qualitative study design.
Setting:
Various settings were considered for study including maternal and child health clinics, hospitals and community.
Methods:
74 study participants including 33 pregnant women, 22 healthcare providers, 10 community elders and ten religious leaders were purposively selected. Data was collected via focus group discussion and in-depth interviews in the local Somali language. The data was audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, translated into English and imported into NVivo V.12 software. Thematic framework analysis was used to assess barriers and facilitators of ANC utilisation.
Results:
Six main themes were identified as barriers of ANC utilisation. These include lack of awareness, long distance and lack of transportation access, economic barriers, lack of social support, beliefs and thoughts and health facility-related factors such as caregivers approach, waiting time and inadequate skill of providers. Proper dissemination of ANC information, adequate spousal support and cheap pricing of services were found to be facilitators of ANC uptake.
Conclusion:
A strategy that focuses on raising awareness about ANC, making it accessible by reducing the cost-of-service charge, encouraging partner involvement, improving the quality of services and making it customer-friendly will help to overcome the barriers of antenatal utilisation.
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