Table 3 Patient awareness of PNC visits and format of pre-discharge education
From: Postnatal care education in health facilities in Accra, Ghana: perspectives of mothers and providers
Regional Hospital | District Hospitals | Sub-district Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|
Informed of need for PNC during ANC visits | 11 (52%) | 36 (53%) | 51 (61%) |
Format of pre-discharge education | |||
One to one | – | 17 (25%) | 29 (35%) |
Group | 21 (100%) | 50 (74%) | 47 (57%) |
Both one to one and group | – | 1 (1%) | 4 (5%) |
Not answered | – | – | 2 (2%) |
Support person present for pre-discharge education | 0 | 7 (10%) | 22 (27%) |
Instructed on PNC visit schedule | 10 (48%) | 45 (66%) | 61 (73%) |
Knew the correct number of PNC visits | 2 (10%) | 10 (15%) | 35 (42%)* |
Could recall the correct PNC visit schedule | 0 | 4 (6%) | 29 (35%)* |
Informed where to go for PNC visits | 15 (71%) | 59 (87%) | 72 (87%) |
Given resource number to call if questions | 5 (24%) | 10 (15%) | 24 (29%) |