Patients’ Rights Charter and Hospitalizations in Maternity Wards: Status Report across Sixteen (16) Maternity Wards in Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou

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Résumé

Objective: To assess the implementation status of the patients’ rights to respectful
care charter and hospitalizations in sixteen maternity wards in Burkina
Faso from July 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020. Patients and Methods: We
conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical survey of 1,947 women
about their in-patient experiences in sixteen maternity units. We conducted
the survey in two phases: in person at the time of discharge from the maternity
unit, and on the forty-fifth day postpartum. Results: One thousand nine hundred
and forty-seven (1947) women discharged from the maternity wards and
1937 women seen on the forty-fifth day postpartum participated in our study.
Sixteen health facilities, including three private and thirteen public, participated
in the survey. The distribution of these health facilities based on the
Burkina Faso health pyramid was: twelve level 1 facilities, 02 level 2 facilities,
and 02 level 3 facilities. The average age was 27.21 years, and the age group
most represented among women who had given birth was 20 to 24 years. Most
women who had given birth were satisfied with their reception (96.3%) and
their stay (93.8%). Except for articles 5 and 7, the articles of the Charter of
Universal Rights of Women and Newborns were not respected in the provision
of care in the sixteen maternity wards included in the study. ConclusionMaternity ward conditions and respect for the universal rights of women and
newborns are especially important for quality care. In our context, the hospitalization
conditions were satisfactory; however, much work is needed to ensure
respect for universal women’s rights.

Mots-clés

Quality of Care, Patient’s Rights Charter, Maternity, Ouagadougou