El Aty M A Abd, Meky F A, Morsy M, El Sayed M K
Directorate of Research and Studies, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2015 Feb 2;20(12):781-8.
Despite the good health status of women and children in Oman, there are still some gaps to be filled. This study explored the adequacy of antenatal care (ANC) utilization of Omani ever-married women and the sociodemographic and health service determinants of adequate and sufficient ANC. In a secondary analysis of a national dataset (N = 1852 women), the percentages of women who had 4+ ANC visits, attended ANC in the 1st trimester and received care by trained personnel were 96.8%, 74.9% and 99.1% respectively. Overall adequacy of ANC (use and sufficiency of recommended basic services) for the surveyed women was 53.8%. After adjustment of other covariates, being pregnant with the 1st baby was the only significant predictor of overall adequacy of ANC (OR 2.2; 95% CI: 1.6-3.2). Greater awareness of the need for adequate ANC is required for mothers with more than one baby.
尽管阿曼妇女和儿童的健康状况良好，但仍有一些差距需要填补。本研究探讨了阿曼已婚妇女产前护理（ANC）利用的充分性以及充分和足够的ANC的社会人口统计学和卫生服务决定因素。在对一个全国数据集（N = 1852名妇女）的二次分析中，进行了4次及以上ANC访视、在孕早期接受ANC以及由受过培训的人员提供护理的妇女比例分别为96.8%、74.9%和99.1%。被调查妇女的ANC总体充分性（推荐基本服务的使用和充分性）为53.8%。在调整其他协变量后，怀第一胎是ANC总体充分性的唯一显著预测因素（OR 2.2；95% CI：1.6 - 3.2）。对于有多个孩子的母亲，需要提高对充分ANC必要性的认识。
