Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) can be defined as the care provided by skilled health-care professionals to pregnant women in order to ensure the best health outcomes. Good quality routine antenatal care forms the foundation of positive pregnancy experience. The primary care facilities play a signi...
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Antenatal care (ANC) can be defined as the care provided by skilled health-care professionals to pregnant women in order to ensure the best health outcomes. Good quality routine antenatal care forms the foundation of positive pregnancy experience. The primary care facilities play a significant role in improving antenatal care in peripheral areas.
Methods:
The primary objective of this study was to assess the quality of ANC provided to pregnant women at a primary health care facility in a rural area of Delhi. Available previous records from 1st of July 2019 to 30th of June 2023 were analysed. Quality assessment was done using a scoring tool, Antenatal Care Quality Assessment Tool (with a score range from 1-42). Statistical analysis was done using R studio.
Results:
Records of 611 women were analysed. The overall mean score of ANC-QAT in our study was 18.97 (SD = 6.02). 28% of the women received poor quality ANC (score ≤ 15), 55.5% received satisfactory quality ANC (score 16–25), and 16.5% received good quality ANC (score ≥ 26). Chi-square results showed that the women who belonged to a joint family, those who had education till high school or above, and those with a history of previous complications were more likely to have four or more ANC visits as compared to their counterpart.
Conclusion:
The majority of the women received satisfactory or good quality antenatal care. However, there is a scope for improvement in certain areas such as the number of ANC visits, blood investigations, deworming, and record keeping. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f1ce85f6f2d40dda5ebf776cdad0bd62025-08-20T02:42:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-06-011462431243610.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1940_24Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based studyPriya KatariaMadhu K. UpadhyayKaruna AryaNaresh KumarBackground: Antenatal care (ANC) can be defined as the care provided by skilled health-care professionals to pregnant women in order to ensure the best health outcomes. Good quality routine antenatal care forms the foundation of positive pregnancy experience. The primary care facilities play a significant role in improving antenatal care in peripheral areas. Methods: The primary objective of this study was to assess the quality of ANC provided to pregnant women at a primary health care facility in a rural area of Delhi. Available previous records from 1st of July 2019 to 30th of June 2023 were analysed. Quality assessment was done using a scoring tool, Antenatal Care Quality Assessment Tool (with a score range from 1-42). Statistical analysis was done using R studio. Results: Records of 611 women were analysed. The overall mean score of ANC-QAT in our study was 18.97 (SD = 6.02). 28% of the women received poor quality ANC (score ≤ 15), 55.5% received satisfactory quality ANC (score 16–25), and 16.5% received good quality ANC (score ≥ 26). Chi-square results showed that the women who belonged to a joint family, those who had education till high school or above, and those with a history of previous complications were more likely to have four or more ANC visits as compared to their counterpart. Conclusion: The majority of the women received satisfactory or good quality antenatal care. However, there is a scope for improvement in certain areas such as the number of ANC visits, blood investigations, deworming, and record keeping.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1940_24antenatal careprimary carequality assessmentrural healthcare |
| spellingShingle | Priya Kataria Madhu K. Upadhyay Karuna Arya Naresh Kumar Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care antenatal care primary care quality assessment rural healthcare |
| title | Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study |
| title_full | Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study |
| title_fullStr | Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study |
| title_short | Quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of Delhi, India: A record-based study |
| title_sort | quality assessment of routine antenatal care services provided at a primary healthcare facility in a rural area of delhi india a record based study |
| topic | antenatal care primary care quality assessment rural healthcare |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1940_24 |
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