{"id":{"repo_id":"cape-town","oai_identifier":"oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10138"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/cape-town/oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10138","repository":{"repo_id":"cape-town","name":"University of Cape Town","base_url":"https://open.uct.ac.za/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"An evaluation of the quality of antenatal care and patient satisfaction in two provinces of South Africa","abstract":"The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of service delivery for HIV-infected women at antenatal clinics in the Western Cape and Free State provinces, South Africa and to highlight areas for improvement. It was part of a larger one to determine the effectiveness of PMTCT programmes in 4 countries. These two provinces were selected because the researchers had access to facilities there. The population included all clinics with antenatal services in these provinces. Pregnant women attending the clinics were selected to assess care at these services. The sampling frame for the facility survey consisted of the antenatal clinics that referred patients to the delivery sites where the first component of the PEARL study, a cord blood surveillance exercise had taken place.","abstract_html":"The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of service delivery for HIV-infected women at antenatal clinics in the Western Cape and Free State provinces, South Africa and to highlight areas for improvement. It was part of a larger one to determine the effectiveness of PMTCT programmes in 4 countries. These two provinces were selected because the researchers had access to facilities there. The population included all clinics with antenatal services in these provinces. Pregnant women attending the clinics were selected to assess care at these services. The sampling frame for the facility survey consisted of the antenatal clinics that referred patients to the delivery sites where the first component of the PEARL study, a cord blood surveillance exercise had taken place.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Besada, Donnela"],"institution":"Department of Public Health and Family Medicine","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Stinson, Kathryn","Coetzee, David","Little, Francesca"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2011,"date_issued":"2011","date_published":"2011","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:30Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10138","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Stinson, Kathryn","Coetzee, David","Little, Francesca"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Besada, Donnela"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2014-12-26T14:18:49Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-12-26T14:18:49Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2011"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Department of Public Health and Family Medicine"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Master Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["MPH"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10138"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Includes bibliographical references."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of service delivery for HIV-infected women at antenatal clinics in the Western Cape and Free State provinces, South Africa and to highlight areas for improvement. It was part of a larger one to determine the effectiveness of PMTCT programmes in 4 countries. These two provinces were selected because the researchers had access to facilities there. The population included all clinics with antenatal services in these provinces. Pregnant women attending the clinics were selected to assess care at these services. The sampling frame for the facility survey consisted of the antenatal clinics that referred patients to the delivery sites where the first component of the PEARL study, a cord blood surveillance exercise had taken place."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["An evaluation of the quality of antenatal care and patient satisfaction in two provinces of South Africa"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Stinson, Kathryn","Coetzee, David","Little, Francesca"],"dc:creator":["Besada, Donnela"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2014-12-26T14:18:49Z"],"dc:date.available":["2014-12-26T14:18:49Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2011"],"dc:description":["Includes bibliographical references."],"dc:description.abstract":["The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of service delivery for HIV-infected women at antenatal clinics in the Western Cape and Free State provinces, South Africa and to highlight areas for improvement. It was part of a larger one to determine the effectiveness of PMTCT programmes in 4 countries. These two provinces were selected because the researchers had access to facilities there. The population included all clinics with antenatal services in these provinces. Pregnant women attending the clinics were selected to assess care at these services. The sampling frame for the facility survey consisted of the antenatal clinics that referred patients to the delivery sites where the first component of the PEARL study, a cord blood surveillance exercise had taken place."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10138"],"dc:language.iso":["eng"],"dc:publisher.department":["Department of Public Health and Family Medicine"],"dc:publisher.institution":["University of Cape Town"],"dc:title":["An evaluation of the quality of antenatal care and patient satisfaction in two provinces of South Africa"],"dc:type":["Master Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationlevel":["Masters"],"dc:type.qualificationname":["MPH"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:30Z"}