%0 Journal Article
%T Maternal Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors towards Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Study in Two Eritrean Hospitals
%A Idris
%A Idris Mohammed
%A Tesfamariam
%A Eyasu Habte
%A Weldegiorgis
%A Ghidey Gebreyohanns
%J -
%D 2020
%R https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5025309
%X Objective. Satisfaction of mothers during caesarean section is an important indicator for measuring quality of obstetric anesthesia. This study aimed to determine mothers¡¯ level of satisfaction and the predicting factors of dissatisfaction towards spinal anesthesia during caesarean section. Methods. Cross-sectional study design was utilized in Orotta Maternity Hospital (OMH) and Sembel Hospital from December 2017 to February 2018, in Asmara, Eritrea. Satisfaction of the mothers was measured using a pretested questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were utilized to identify predictors of dissatisfaction using SPSS (Version 22.0). Results. Involvement of mothers in the choice of anesthesia (3.3%) and explanation about the stay at operating theater (10%) were the two least reported items. As per the subscale analysis, the lowest satisfaction was observed for the preoperative assessment (16.7%). Overall, 87.9% of the mothers were satisfied with the spinal anesthetic service. Hospital at which anesthesia was administered ( ), marital status ( ), and intraoperative pain ( ) were significant predictors of dissatisfaction towards spinal anesthesia. Moreover, the rate of refusal to have spinal anesthesia in the future was 12.5%. Conclusion. Though overall satisfaction can be considered as fair, preoperative assessment is considerably low. Hence, explaining the benefits and risks of the anesthetic techniques as well as considering patient¡¯s opinion is very important while deciding the type of anesthesia
%U https://www.hindawi.com/journals/arp/2020/5025309/