TITLE:
Management of Malaria in Pregnant Women at the Maternity Unit of the University Teaching Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo (UTH-YO) in Ouagadougou: About Report on the Quality of Care
AUTHORS:
Ouattara Adama, Ouédraogo Smaila, Lankoandé Bako Coulibaly Natacha, Ouédraogo Marie Charlemagne, Ouédraogo Ali, Thieba Bonané Blandine
KEYWORDS:
Malaria, Pregnancy, Treatment, UTH-YO
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.8 No.13,
November
8,
2018
ABSTRACT: Objective: To do a report on the quality of the treatment of malaria in pregnant
women at University Teaching Hospital
Yalgado Ouedraogo (UTH-YO) in Ouagadougou. Materials
and Methods: This was a descriptive
cross-sectional study conducted from 29 July to 02 October 2016. The
targets were pregnant women and gynecology and obstetrics service care
providers. The study used an individual questionnaire administered and clinical
parasitological research by the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). Some information
was verified in the patient’s prenatal consultation logbook. A total of 351
women and 44 providers participated in the study. The data was captured on a
microcomputer and analyzed using Epi info version 7 software. Results: Regarding preventive measures,
patients’ responses were correct for long-lasting impregnated mosquito net (LLIN) in 98.8% of cases and for intermittent preventive
treatment (IPT) in 96.5% of cases. About providers, they had given a good
answer in all cases for using LLIN and taking IPT. Regarding care providers’ knowledge of the clinical signs of malaria, fever was cited in 95.5% of cases
for simple malaria and Frankish jaundice in 97.7% of cases for severe malaria.
With regard to curative treatment, 77.3% of the care providers surveyed stated
that quinine was the reference molecule for the treatment of simple malaria in
pregnant women. In terms of the availability of inputs used for malaria management,
our survey found no RDTs. Also, the only molecule available was quinine in its compressed and injectable forms. Conclusion: Care Providers’ and patients’ knowledge of malaria in the obstetrics and genecology department
is quite satisfactory. However, some shortcomings were noted in the provision
of screening and curative and preventive treatment. The elimination of malaria
in our country will require joint efforts at all levels.