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Antenatal care in primary health care centres in Medina, Saudi Arabia, 2009: a cross-sectional study.

This study evaluated antenatal care (ANC) services for pregnant women attending primary health care centres in Medina city, Saudi Arabia in 2009. A cross-sectional survey collected data on ANC tasks performed at visits by 394 pregnant women attending 7 clinics. ANC was assessed in 3 domains: clinica...

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Published in:Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 196 - 203
Main Authors: Habib, F., Hanafi, M. I., El-Sagheer, A.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: World Health Organization Mar2011
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        atl: Antenatal care in primary health care centres in Medina, Saudi Arabia, 2009: a cross-sectional study.
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          Habib, F.
          Hanafi, M. I.
          El-Sagheer, A.
        affil: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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          Primary Health Care
          Prenatal Care Statistics and Numerical Data
          Quality of Health Care
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Human
          Female
          Pregnancy
          Saudi Arabia
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          Health Promotion
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      ab: This study evaluated antenatal care (ANC) services for pregnant women attending primary health care centres in Medina city, Saudi Arabia in 2009. A cross-sectional survey collected data on ANC tasks performed at visits by 394 pregnant women attending 7 clinics. ANC was assessed in 3 domains: clinical assessment (at the initial visit and return visit), health promotion and care provision. The mean duration of initial visits was 10.3 (SD 2.3) minutes and of return visits was 9.1 (SD 1.1) minutes. Overall performance on ANC tasks was fair. The significant predictors of ANC performance of tasks were: size of population served per centre; presence of more than 1 physician carrying out ANC at the centre; physician's age, mother tongue, nationality and qualifications; and woman's education and employment status. Having more physicians available for ANC in primary care centres could improve the standard of care.
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