Antenatal care providers' practices and opinions on the services of antenatal syphilis screening in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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dc.contributor.authorMunkhuu, Bayalagen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiabsuetrakul, Tippawanen_US
dc.contributor.authorChongsuvivatwong, Virasakdien_US
dc.contributor.authorGeater, Alanen_US
dc.contributor.authorJanchiv, Radnaabazaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:10:47Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:10:47Z
dc.date.issued2006-09-06en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of this study were to review antenatal syphilis screening and to assess antenatal care providers' practices and opinions in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A cross-sectional study on antenatal syphilis screening was conducted. The study settings were all 16 antenatal care clinics, and a random selection of 30 family units from six districts in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Interviews were conducted with 150 antenatal care providers and 27 antenatal care heads/leaders. Antenatal syphilis screening in Ulaanbaatar was complex. Most pregnant women had antenatal care at family units or antenatal clinics, but syphilis blood testing could be performed only in some district general hospitals. Syphilis positive-screening cases were referred to the venereologists for confirmation of results, appropriate treatment, contact tracing, and follow-up. The providers agreed with the need for syphilis screening in pregnant women but identified as constraints the limited time for performing the screening due to late antenatal visit, women's lack of knowledge, poverty, and geographic barriers. The practice of providers varied, and the opinion on a one-stop service was positive. The main conclusions concerning the failure of universal antenatal syphilis screening were limited accessibility and feasibility of the service, and the ignorance of both women and providers on the importance of screening. It was agreed that decentralization of antenatal syphilis screening would improve the system.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Human Reproduction and Medical Genetics, State Research Center on Maternal and Child Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMunkhuu B, Liabsuetrakul T, Chongsuvivatwong V, Geater A, Janchiv R. Antenatal care providers' practices and opinions on the services of antenatal syphilis screening in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2006 Sep; 37(5): 975-82en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34604
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2006_37_5/21-3722.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practiceen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Accessibility --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMongolia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPhysician's Practice Patterns --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrenatal Care --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshSyphilis Serodiagnosisen_US
dc.titleAntenatal care providers' practices and opinions on the services of antenatal syphilis screening in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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