Survey and analysis of health management of public health service cognition, utilization and satisfaction among rural immigrating pregnant women

Objective To analyze the cognition, utilization and satisfaction on pregnancy health management of basic public health services. and to find out potential problems and provide suggestions for promoting equality in rural basic public health. The Weishan Lake area was selected as the sample point and the left behind pregnant women in the countryside as control. Methods In the period from May 2016 to July, questionnaires were designed for the pregnancy health management of basic public health services, 330 left-behind pregnant women and 300 rural immigrating pregnant women were selected as our target interviewees. The average age of rural immigrating pregnant women and the left-behind pregnant women was (28.6±3.7) years, and (28.3±3.4) years old, respectively; the degree of education of rural immigrating pregnant women and the left-behind pregnant women was secondary specialized school or high school and junior middle school, respectively. The occupation of rural immigrating pregnant women was mainly workers; accounting for 31.4%, while the occupation of the left-behind pregnant women was farming, accounting for 36.7%. Results The awareness rate of "general pregnancy examination and gynecological examination" in health management items of rural immigrating pregnant women and left-behind pregnant women was the highest, which were 77.7% and 78.3%, respectively, and the lowest awareness rate of the 2 prenatal follow-up was the lowest in the third trimester, which was 22.6% and 23.0%, respectively. The difference was not statistically significant. The maternal health management service understanding rate of rural immigrating pregnant women and left-behind pregnant women were 24.7% and 17.9% respectively, the difference was statistically significant (Z=-1.993, P=0.046); the awareness rate of delivery and breastfeeding in late pregnancy were 36.2% and 47.6% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=7.933, P=0.005). The rate of the registering of the maternal health care handbook of rural immigrating pregnant women and left-behind pregnant women were 40.4% and 54% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=11.065, P=0.001), Among them, the rate of registering in township hospitals was 46.6% and 73.3% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=21.104, P=0.0000); the utilization rate of 3 or more antepartum examination and follow-up services was 8.4% and 23% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=23.878, P=0.000). The growth and development of the health of pregnant women and fetal assessment and utilization rates were 9.8% and 23.6%, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=20.460, P=0.000); prenatal guidance (childbirth preparation, breastfeeding) utilization rate were 8%, 13.7%, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=5.011, P=0.027); abnormal or critical maternal referral utilization rate were 22% and 34.8%, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.133, P=0.001). Conclusion Imbalance exists in acquiring basic public health services of the two pregnant women cohort, the left-behind pregnant women are better than the rural immigrating pregnant women. Therefore, the government should propagate this service by multi-channel to improve their cognition and utilization of this policy implemented, and to promote the development of the services. Key words: Health service; Pregnant women; Health management