Factors influencing referrals for ultrasound-diagnosed complications during prenatal care in five low and middle income countries.

Autor: Franklin HL; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. hfranklin@rti.org., Mirza W; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Swanson DL; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Newman JE; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA., Goldenberg RL; Columbia University, New York, NY, USA., Muyodi D; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya., Figueroa L; INCAP, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Nathan RO; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Swanson JO; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Goldsmith N; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Kanaiza N; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya., Naqvi F; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Pineda IS; INCAP, Guatemala City, Guatemala., López-Gomez W; INCAP, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Hamsumonde D; University of Zambia Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia., Bolamba VL; Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Fogleman EV; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA., Saleem S; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Esamai F; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya., Liechty EA; University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA., Garces AL; INCAP, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Krebs NF; Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA., Michael Hambidge K; Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA., Chomba E; University of Zambia Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia., Mwenechanya M; University of Zambia Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia., Carlo WA; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, UK., Tshefu A; Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Lokangaka A; Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Bose CL; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Koso-Thomas M; NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA., Miodovnik M; NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA., McClure EM; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Reproductive health [Reprod Health] 2018 Dec 12; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 204. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 12.
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-018-0647-8
Abstrakt: Background: Ultrasound during antenatal care (ANC) is proposed as a strategy for increasing hospital deliveries for complicated pregnancies and improving maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The First Look study was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Kenya, Pakistan and Zambia to evaluate the impact of ANC-ultrasound on these outcomes. An additional survey was conducted to identify factors influencing women with complicated pregnancies to attend referrals for additional care.
Methods: Women who received referral due to ANC ultrasound findings participated in structured interviews to characterize their experiences. Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel statistics were used to examine differences between women who attended the referral and women who did not. Sonographers' exam findings were compared to referred women's recall.
Results: Among 700 referred women, 510 (71%) attended the referral. Among referred women, 97% received a referral card to present at the hospital, 91% were told where to go in the hospital, and 64% were told that the hospital was expecting them. The referred women who were told who to see at the hospital (88% vs 66%), where to go (94% vs 82%), or what should happen, were more likely to attend their referral (68% vs 56%). Barriers to attending referrals were cost, transportation, and distance. Barriers after reaching the hospital were substantial. These included not connecting with an appropriate provider, not knowing where to go, and being told to return later. These barriers at the hospital often led to an unsuccessful referral.
Conclusions: Our study found that ultrasound screening at ANC alone does not adequately address barriers to referrals. Better communication between the sonographer and the patient increases the likelihood of a completed referral. These types of communication include describing the ultrasound findings, including the reason for the referral, to the mother and staff; providing a referral card; describing where to go in the hospital; and explaining the procedures at the hospital. Thus, there are three levels of communication that need to be addressed to increase completion of appropriate referrals-communication between the sonographer and the woman, the sonographer and the clinic staff, and the sonographer and the hospital.
Trial Registration: NCT01990625 .
Databáze: MEDLINE
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