Assessment of Satisfaction with Quality of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women in Techiman-North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana

Abstract

Background: High maternal deaths and morbidities are documented to be about 90% occurring in low and middle income countries. Uptake of antenatal care has been reported as one of the strategies for reducing maternal mortality. It has also be documented that the quality of antenatal care affects early initiation, continuous ANC and skilled delivery. This study was therefore designed to assess the satisfaction of quality of ANC among pregnant women at Techiman-north district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Methods: The study was a cross sectional descriptive study with a quantitative method of data collection. A total of 260 ANC women were recruited through an exit interview using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Data were entered using excel 2010 and SPSS version. The client’s social demographic data were analyzed using simple frequencies. The quality of ANC services were also analyzed using Likert scale the association between dependent and the independent variables were tested using the Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: the study revealed that the quality of ANC services in the rural clinics and pregnant women satisfaction had a positive Pearson’s Correlation coefficient of 0.322 and a P-value of 0.00. Conclusion: The study shows that about 82% of respondents were satisfied with antenatal services irrespective of the challenges at these health facilities.