Abstract

MIRANDA MELLADO, Clarybel. Factors of capacity associated with the right use of prenatal control Sincelejo (Colombia). Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.3, pp.436-451. ISSN 0120-5552.

Abstract Objective: To determine the factors of capacity related to the use of appropriate prenatal control in pregnant women in Sincelejo, Colombia in 2014. Methodology: A crosssectional analytical study was carried out with a sample of 730 pregnant women, chosen by conglomerate sampling. Information was collected by means of a social-demographic and family characterization survey, Apgar Family and Services Satisfaction Scales with sanitary services. Microsoft Excel V2010, SPSS V 17 were used for data tabulation and OR tests and Multivariated Analysis for the analysis. Results: 97.7 % of the pregnant women attend to prenatal control. Regarding reasons to attend prenatal control, 83,9 % (598) said they went to detect alterations and 14,6 % (104) following somenone else´s recommendations. 17 women did not attend to control and cited as reasons: too much paper work 47,1%(8), have missed the appointment 23,5 % (4), believe not needing control because they had delivered babies with no problem 23,5 %(4) and believe it is too early to start control (5,9 % (1). About the use of prenatal control, it was found that 75,6 %(552) uses appropriately this service. Conclusions: When doing a statistical analysis by odds ratios (OR), to find association with the factors of capacity, we found a statistically significant association between the adequate use of prenatal control and two variables of ability: affiliation to a health regime and satisfaction with prenatal control services.

Keywords : prenatal control; pregnancy; use of prenatal control; capacity factors.

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