Analysis of the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Pregnant Women at Health Center Langsa City

Cut Yuniwati; Fithriany Fithriany; Cut Nurhasanah

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.9605

Authors

Cut Yuniwati Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Health, Aceh, Indonesia
Fithriany Fithriany Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Health, Aceh, Indonesia
Cut Nurhasanah Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Health, Aceh, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.9605

Keywords:

Quality, Antenatal care, Pregnant women

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Perinatal mortality is a problem for developing countries, including Indonesia. Maternal and infant mortality is influenced by various factors, one of which is health services. Antenatal care (ANC) services efforts to reduce maternally and infant mortality are ANC services. Therefore, it is essential to know the quality of ANC services for the welfare of the fetus in pregnant women.

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the quality of ANC services that affect the welfare of the fetus in pregnant women

METHODS: This type of research is evaluative research with a cross-sectional design (cross-sectional design). The sample in this study amounted to 206 people in the Langsa Health Center Work Area, Langsa City. The sample was taken using the proposed random sampling formula. The statistical test used the Chi-square test.

RESULTS: The results showed that the quality of ANC affected the welfare of the fetus with a sig. 0.000. Average fetal well-being was 163 people (79%), and the quality of ANC services mainly was in average condition as many as 171 people (83%). ANC services effectively reduce the risk of maternal mortality and morbidity.

CONCLUSION: There is an influence of quality of ANC services on Fetal Welfare in Pregnant Women at the Langsa Health Center.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Plum Analytics Artifact Widget Block

References

World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Recommended Interventions for Improving Maternal and New-Born Health. Geneva: WHO Department of Making Pregnancy Safer; 2009.

Alkema L, Chou D, Hogan D, Zhang S, Moller AB, Gemmill A, et al. Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenariobased projections to 2030: A systematic analysis by the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group. Lancet. 2016;387(10017):462-74. https://doi:10.1016/S01406736(15)00838-7 PMid:26584737. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00838-7

World Health Organization. Maternal Mortality. Fact Sheet. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.

Prual A, Toure A, Huguet D, Laurent Y. The quality of risk factor screening during antenatal consultations in Niger. Health Policy Plan. 2000;15(1):11-6. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/15.1.11 PMid:10731230. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/15.1.11

Tunçalp Ӧ, Pena-Rosas JP, Lawrie T, Bucagu M, Oladapo OT, Portela A, et al. WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience-going beyond survival. BJOG. 2017;124(6):860-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14599 PMid:28190290 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14599

General Assembly UN. Global Indicator Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 2017.

Mboi N. Indonesia: On the way to universal health care. Health Syst Reform. 2015;1(2):91-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2015.1020642 PMid:31546309 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2015.1020642

Arunda M, Emmelin A, Asamoah BO. Effectiveness of antenatal care services in reducing neonatal mortality in Kenya: Analysis of national survey data. Glob Health Action. 2017;10(1):1328796. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1328796 PMid:28621201 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1328796

Pandey S, Karki S. Socio-economic and demographic determinants of antenatal care services utilization in Central Nepal. Int J MCH AIDS. 2014;2(2):212-9. PMid:27621975 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.27

Agus Y, Horiuchi S. Factors influencing the use of antenatal care in rural West Sumatra, Indonesia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012;12:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-9 PMid:22353252 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-9

Harriet W, Onyango B. Acceptability and Sustain-Ability of the WHO Focused Antenatal Care Package in Kenya. Washington, DC: Population Council; 2006.

Adekanle DA, Isawumi AI. Late antenatal care booking and its predictors among pregnant women in South Western Nigeria. Online J Health Allied Sci. 2008;7(1).

World Health Organization (WHO) & United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF). Antenatal Care in Developing Countries: Promises, Achievements and Missed Opportunities: An Analysis of Trends, Levels, and Differentials: 1990–2001. Geneva, New York: WHO & UNICEF; 2003.

Ouédraogo S, Koura GK, Accrombessi MM, Bodeau-Livinec F, Massougbodji A, Cot M. Maternal anemia at first antenatal visit: prevalence and risk factors in a malaria-endemic area in Benin. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012;87(3):418-24. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0706. PMid:22826498 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0706

Choté AA, Koopmans GT, Redekop WK, de Groot CJ, Hoefman RJ, Jaddoe VW, et al. Explaining ethnic differences in late antenatal care entry by predisposing, enabling and need factors in The Netherlands. The Generation R Study. Matern Child Health J. 2011;15(6):689-99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-010-0619-2 PMid:20533083 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-010-0619-2

Ochako R, Fotso JC, Ikamari L, Khasakhala A. Utilization of maternal health services among young women in Kenya: Insights from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2003. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2011;11:1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-1 PMid:21214960 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-1

Mengistu TA, Tafere TE. Effect of antenatal care on institutional delivery in developing countries: A systematic review. JBI Libr Syst Rev. 2011;9(35):1447-70. https://doi.org/10.11124/01938924-201109350-00001 PMid:27820204 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2011-125

Erci B, Ivanov L. The relationship between women’s satisfaction with prenatal care service and the characteristics of the pregnant women and the service. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2004;9(1):16-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625180410001696241 PMid:15352691 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13625180410001696241

Gebre A, Mulugeta A, Etana B. Assessment of factors associated with adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation among urban and rural pregnant women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia: Comparative study. Int J Nutr Food Sci. 2015;4(2):161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20150402.16

Heaman MI, Newburn-Cook CV, Green CG, Elliott LJ, Helewa ME. Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of indices. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2008;8:15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-8-15 PMid:18452623 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-8-15

Joshi C, Torvaldsen S, Hodgson R, Hayen A. Factors associated with the use and quality of antenatal care in Nepal: A population-based study using the demographic and health survey data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014;14:94. https://doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-94 PMid:24589139 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-94