Local health workers' perceptions of substandard care in the management of obstetric hemorrhage in rural Malawi

被引：16

作者：

Beltman, Jogchum Jan ^{[1
,2
]}

van den Akker, Thomas ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Bwirire, Dieudonne ^{[3
]}

Korevaar, Anneke ^{[4
]}

Chidakwani, Richard ^{[1
]}

van Lonkhuijzen, Luc ^{[5
]}

van Roosmalen, Jos ^{[2
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Minist Hlth, Thyolo Dist Hlth Off, Thyolo, Malawi

[2] Leiden Univ, Dept Obstet, Med Ctr, Leiden, Netherlands

[3] Med Sans Frontieres, Thyolo, Malawi

[4] Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Obstet, NL-9713 AV Groningen, Netherlands

[5] Univ Toronto, Dept Gynecol Oncol, Toronto, ON, Canada

[6] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Dept Med Humanities, EMGO Inst Hlth & Care Res, Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH | 2013年 / 13卷

关键词：

TRANSMISSION PROGRAM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; FOLLOW-UP; PREVENTION; MOTHERS;

D O I：

10.1186/1471-2393-13-39

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

Background: To identify factors contributing to the high incidence of facility-based obstetric hemorrhage in Thyolo District, Malawi, according to local health workers. Methods: Three focus group discussions among 29 health workers, including nurse-midwives and non-physician clinicians ('medical assistants' and 'clinical officers'). Results: Factors contributing to facility-based obstetric hemorrhage mentioned by participants were categorized into four major areas: (1) limited availability of basic supplies, (2) lack of human resources, (3) inadequate clinical skills of available health workers and (4) substandard referrals by traditional birth attendants and lack of timely self-referrals of patients. Conclusion: Health workers in this district mentioned important community, system and provider related factors that need to be addressed in order to reduce the impact of obstetric hemorrhage.

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