Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review.
<h4>Background</h4>Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems exist to reduce death and disability from life-threatening medical emergencies. Less than 9% of the African population is serviced by an emergency medical services transportation system, and nearly two-thirds of African countrie...
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oai:doaj.org-article:fa5a5ece5b464118b448186903e0eba42021-12-02T20:11:04ZAccess to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0252583https://doaj.org/article/fa5a5ece5b464118b448186903e0eba42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252583https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems exist to reduce death and disability from life-threatening medical emergencies. Less than 9% of the African population is serviced by an emergency medical services transportation system, and nearly two-thirds of African countries do not have any known EMS system in place. One of the leading reasons for EMS utilization in Africa is for obstetric emergencies. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide a qualitative description and summation of previously described interventions to improve access to care for patients with maternal obstetric emergencies in Africa with the intent of identifying interventions that can innovatively be translated to a broader emergency context.<h4>Methods</h4>The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews) under the number CRD42018105371. We searched the following electronic databases for all abstracts up to 10/19/2020 in accordance to PRISMA guidelines: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and African Index Medicus. Articles were included if they were focused on a specific mode of transportation or an access-to-care solution for hospital or outpatient clinic care in Africa for maternal or traumatic emergency conditions. Exclusion criteria included in-hospital solutions intended to address a lack of access. Reference and citation analyses were performed, and a data quality assessment was conducted. Data analysis was performed using a qualitative metasynthesis approach.<h4>Findings</h4>A total of 6,457 references were imported for screening and 1,757 duplicates were removed. Of the 4,700 studies that were screened against title and abstract, 4,485 studies were excluded. Finally, 215 studies were assessed for full-text eligibility and 152 studies were excluded. A final count of 63 studies were included in the systematic review. In the 63 studies that were included, there was representation from 20 countries in Africa. The three most common interventions included specific transportation solutions (n = 39), community engagement (n = 28) and education or training initiatives (n = 27). Over half of the studies included more than one category of intervention.<h4>Interpretation</h4>Emergency care systems across Africa are understudied and interventions to improve access to care for obstetric emergencies provides important insight into existing solutions for other types of emergency conditions. Physical access to means of transportation, efforts to increase layperson knowledge and recognition of emergent conditions, and community engagement hold the most promise for future efforts at improving emergency access to care.Anjni JoinerAustin LeePhindile ChowaRamu KharelLekshmi KumarNayara Malheiros CaruzzoThais RamirezLindy ReynoldsFrancis SakitaLee Van VleetMegan von IsenburgAnna Quay YaffeeCatherine StatonJoao Ricardo Nickenig VissociPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0252583 (2021) |
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<h4>Background</h4>Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems exist to reduce death and disability from life-threatening medical emergencies. Less than 9% of the African population is serviced by an emergency medical services transportation system, and nearly two-thirds of African countries do not have any known EMS system in place. One of the leading reasons for EMS utilization in Africa is for obstetric emergencies. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide a qualitative description and summation of previously described interventions to improve access to care for patients with maternal obstetric emergencies in Africa with the intent of identifying interventions that can innovatively be translated to a broader emergency context.<h4>Methods</h4>The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews) under the number CRD42018105371. We searched the following electronic databases for all abstracts up to 10/19/2020 in accordance to PRISMA guidelines: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and African Index Medicus. Articles were included if they were focused on a specific mode of transportation or an access-to-care solution for hospital or outpatient clinic care in Africa for maternal or traumatic emergency conditions. Exclusion criteria included in-hospital solutions intended to address a lack of access. Reference and citation analyses were performed, and a data quality assessment was conducted. Data analysis was performed using a qualitative metasynthesis approach.<h4>Findings</h4>A total of 6,457 references were imported for screening and 1,757 duplicates were removed. Of the 4,700 studies that were screened against title and abstract, 4,485 studies were excluded. Finally, 215 studies were assessed for full-text eligibility and 152 studies were excluded. A final count of 63 studies were included in the systematic review. In the 63 studies that were included, there was representation from 20 countries in Africa. The three most common interventions included specific transportation solutions (n = 39), community engagement (n = 28) and education or training initiatives (n = 27). Over half of the studies included more than one category of intervention.<h4>Interpretation</h4>Emergency care systems across Africa are understudied and interventions to improve access to care for obstetric emergencies provides important insight into existing solutions for other types of emergency conditions. Physical access to means of transportation, efforts to increase layperson knowledge and recognition of emergent conditions, and community engagement hold the most promise for future efforts at improving emergency access to care. |
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Anjni Joiner Austin Lee Phindile Chowa Ramu Kharel Lekshmi Kumar Nayara Malheiros Caruzzo Thais Ramirez Lindy Reynolds Francis Sakita Lee Van Vleet Megan von Isenburg Anna Quay Yaffee Catherine Staton Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci |
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Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review. |
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Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review. |
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Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review. |
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Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review. |
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Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review. |
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