%0 Journal Article
%T Staff Attitude as a Barrier to the Utilisation of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital for Obstetric Care
%A EEJ Asuquo
%A SJ Etuk
%A F Duke
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2000
%I Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
%X Focus group discussions (FGD) to assess how the attitudes of hospital staff influence the utilisation of health facility for obstetric care at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Nigeria, were conducted. The participants were women of childbearing age and men in two communities, as well as health staff at the teaching hospital. The aims were to establish community perception of attitudes of hospital staff and their influence on the utilisation of UCTH for obstetric care. Negative attitudes of hospital staff towards patients stood as a barrier to the utilisation of available obstetric care. Lack of incentives and inadequate materials to work with, as well as poor remuneration contributed to these negative attitudes. Provision of incentives to hospital staff, enhanced regular pay to workers, and regular workshops to train hospital staff are suggested as possible solutions to this problem. (Afr J Reprod Health 2000; 4[2]: 69¨C73) R¨¦sum¨¦ L'attitude du personnel comme obstacle ¨¤ l'utilisation des soins obst¨¦triques au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Calabar. L'¨¦tude s'est servie de la m¨¦thode de discussion en groupes cibles pour ¨¦valuer la mani¨¨re dont l'attitude du personnel au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Calabar (CHUC) au Nig¨¦ria influence l'utilisation des faciliti¨¦s de sant¨¦ pour les soins obst¨¦triques. Comme participants, l'¨¦tude s'est servie des femmes encore en age d'avoir des enfants, les hommes de deux communaut¨¦s, ainsi que le personnel m¨¦dical du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Calabar. Le but ¨¦tait d'¨¦tablir la perception qu'a la communaut¨¦ ¨¤ l'¨¦gard des attitudes du personnel de l'h pital et leurs influences sur l'utilisation des soins obst¨¦triques de CHUC. Les attitudes n¨¦gatives de la part du personnel de l'h pital envers les patients constituent un obstacle ¨¤ l'utilisation du soin obst¨¦trique disponible. Ces attitudes n¨¦gatives ont ¨¦t¨¦ attribu¨¦es au manque de primes, ¨¤ l'insuffisance de mat¨¦riaux de travail et aux bas salaires. L'¨¦tude sugg¨¨re que les solutions possibles r¨¦sident dans la stimulation du personnel, l'augementation et le paiement des salaires r¨¦guliers au cadre et dans l'organsisation des ateliers pour former le personnel de l'h pital. (Rev Afr Sant¨¦ Reprod 2000; 4 [1]: 69¨C73) Key Words: Attitudes, hospital staff, utilisation, health facility, obstetric care, barrier
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