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Quality of Antenatal Care and its Determinants in the Urban-Rural Environment of Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ignace Bwana Kangulu*, Jules Ngwe Thaba Moyambe, Michel Kabamba Nzaji, Ange Assumani Kibibi, Alain Mbayo Kazadi, Elie Kilolo Ngoy Umba, John Ngoy Lumbule, Eric Kiwele Zongwe, Xavier Kinenkinda Kalume, Albert Mwembo Tambwe A'Nkoy and Jean Baptiste Kakoma

Published: 28 July, 2023 | Volume 6 - Issue 3 | Pages: 101-107

Introduction: Every woman should receive quality antenatal care during pregnancy wherever she lives. We carried out this research with the objective of evaluating the quality of antenatal consultations (ANC) in terms of periodicity, screening, and prophylaxis interventions during antenatal consultations in Kamina and to identify the determinants associated with inadequate ANC. 
Material and methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study carried out in 6 health facilities in Kamina over a period of 17 months with 476 women who had given birth having attended antenatal consultations at least once. A scoring grid of periodicity standards, screening, and prophylactic interventions with a score of 40 was used to qualify the ANC as adequate. Logistic regression was performed to identify the determinants of inadequate ANC. 
Results: 40.3% of mothers had reached at least 4 antenatal visits (3.4±1.36); 21.2% had started the ANC no later than 16 weeks for an average age of 22.8 weeks ± 6.19. Overall, 72.5% of pregnant women had benefited from ANC qualified as inadequate. After adjustment, the determinants of inadequate ANC were multigestity (aOR=1.86[1.08-3.19]), low level of education of the mother (aOR=3.93; 95% CI=[2, 08-7.42]), and attendance at a first-level health facility (aOR=3.22; 95% CI=[2.06-5.05]. 
Conclusion: In the majority of cases, the ANC received by pregnant women in Kamina is inadequate. The determinants thus identified should serve the actors to direct the means to improve the quality of antenatal care in Kamina.

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Keywords:

Antenatal consultations; Periodicity; Screening activities; Prophylaxis interventions; Kamina

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