在撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区,熟练交付服务的利用率较低:改善设施交付的情况
Emmanuel Kumah1, Collins Kokuro2, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah3
1Department of Health Administration and Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. emmanuelkumah@uew.edu.gh.
Journal of public health policy
|December 14, 2024
概括
在撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区,孕产妇死亡率很高. 熟练分娩服务未得到充分利用,在文献综述中只有54.9%的使用率和加纳农村的48.7%,这表明急需进行干预.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 孕产妇健康 孕产妇健康
- 撒哈拉以南非洲的公共卫生
背景情况:
- 孕产妇死亡率仍然是一个重大的全球卫生问题,撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 承担了不成比例的负担.
- 尽管有举措提高准入,但在农村SSA,特别是加纳,熟练分娩助理的利用率仍然非常低.
- 了解非洲农村地区熟练分娩服务的具体障碍对于改善母婴健康结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 综合现有文献,并介绍有关加纳农村地区使用熟练分娩服务的经验数据.
- 突出在撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区低水平采用熟练交付服务的关键挑战.
- 确定干预和未来研究的关键领域,以改善该地区的孕产妇健康.
主要方法:
- 进行了全面的文献审查,以确定在农村SSA中使用熟练交付服务的综合流行率.
- 在加纳农村进行了一项实证调查,以评估目前使用熟练交付服务的比例.
- 考虑了定性和定量方法,以全面了解利用障碍.
主要成果:
- 文献审查表明,在农村SSA,熟练交付服务的使用率为54.9%.
- 在加纳农村进行的实证调查显示,使用率较低,为48.7%.
- 这些发现突出了在研究区域需要和获得熟练分娩服务之间的巨大差距.
结论:
- 根据加纳研究的证据,在农村SSA地区,熟练交付服务的利用率很低,需要紧急和有针对性的干预措施.
- 解决有害的性别规范和严格评估当前的孕产妇健康计划是关键的步骤.
- 建议整合混合方法研究,以更深入地了解阻碍非洲农村熟练分娩的多方面的障碍.
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