Introduction
Methods
Concept development
Specification of concept constructs
Selection of indicators
Construct | Indicator | Description |
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Provider | P1 | The doctors and nurses (health workers) explained what to expect when giving birth |
P2 | It is a problem that the health workers DO NOT speak my language | |
P3 | Was your privacy respected? | |
P4 | The health workers understood the difficulty of being in labour and assisted me where possible | |
P5 | Were you offered fluids? | |
P6 | I DID NOT receive sufficient pain relief during my labour | |
P7 | In this clinic are you able to talk to the doctors or nurses in private? | |
P8 | The health workers were too busy to listen to my problems | |
P9 | Were you shouted at during labour? | |
P10 | Were you ever hit, slapped or pinched during labour? | |
P11 | Some staff DO NOT treat patients with sufficient respect | |
P12 | The health workers I saw cared about me | |
Healthcare | H1 | The facilities (including waiting area and toilets) are dirty |
H2 | Were you allowed to have a companion during your labour? | |
H3 | How satisfied were you with the service today? | |
H4 | Did you get referred for follow up care for you and the baby? | |
H5 | For birth registration, did you get all the necessary documents? | |
H6 | Were you told about the child-care grant & where to go for the childcare grant if you qualify? | |
H7 | Do you think your delivery was well-managed? | |
Community | C1 | I had all the support that I needed during my pregnancy from the father of the child |
C2 | I had all the support that I needed from my family | |
C3 | I had all the support that I needed from my friends | |
C4 | I received financial help from the father of the child | |
C5 | I received financial help from my family | |
C6 | I received financial help from my friends |
Formation of index
Factor analysis
Simple arithmetic equation
Maternal healthcare measurement tool
Maternal healthcare acceptability measurement tool using factor analysis
Maternal healthcare acceptability measurement tool using simple arithmetic equation
Reliability, validity and practicability
Factor analysis
Simple arithmetic equation
Results and validation
Practical definition of acceptability of maternal healthcare
Practical measurement tool to assess acceptability of maternal healthcare: findings
Factor analysis
Factor analysis/correlation | Number of obs | = | 359 | |
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Method: principal factors | Retained factors | = | 3 | |
Rotation: (unrotated) | Number of params | = | 69 | |
Factor | Eigenvalue | Difference | Proportion | Cumulative |
Factor1 | 2.31 | 0.73 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Factor2 | 1.58 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.62 |
Factor3 | 1.30 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 0.83 |
Factor4 | 0.79 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.96 |
Factor5 | 0.56 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 1.05 |
Factor6 | 0.51 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.13 |
Factor7 | 0.43 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 1.20 |
Factor8 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 1.24 |
Factor9 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.27 |
Factor10 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.29 |
Factor11 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1.32 |
Factor12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 1.33 |
Factor13 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
Factor14 | -0.07 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 1.31 |
Factor15 | -0.09 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 1.30 |
Factor16 | -0.10 | 0.02 | -0.02 | 1.28 |
Factor17 | -0.12 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 1.26 |
Factor18 | -0.13 | 0.04 | -0.02 | 1.24 |
Factor19 | -0.17 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 1.21 |
Factor20 | -0.20 | 0.02 | -0.03 | 1.18 |
Factor21 | -0.22 | 0.05 | -0.04 | 1.15 |
Factor22 | -0.27 | 0.03 | -0.04 | 1.10 |
Factor23 | -0.30 | 0.04 | -0.05 | 1.05 |
Factor24 | -0.34 | -0.05 | 1.00 |
Variable | Factor1 | Factor2 | Factor3 | Uniqueness |
---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | 0.91 | |||
P2 | 0.90 | |||
P3 | 0.90 | |||
P4 | 0.83 | |||
P5 | 0.85 | |||
P6 | 0.87 | |||
P7 | 0.86 | |||
P8 | 0.93 | |||
P9 | -0.47 | 0.76 | ||
P10 | 0.93 | |||
P11 | -0.44 | 0.75 | ||
P12 | 0.67 | 0.51 | ||
H1 | 0.97 | |||
H2 | 0.98 | |||
H4 | 0.82 | 0.30 | ||
H5 | 0.85 | 0.27 | ||
H6 | 0.53 | 0.70 | ||
H7 | 0.93 | |||
C1 | 0.60 | 0.58 | ||
C2 | 0.97 | |||
C3 | 0.97 | |||
C4 | 0.67 | 0.47 | ||
C5 | -0.46 | 0.73 | ||
C6 | 0.99 |
Variable | Obs | Mean | Std. Dev | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider index (1–100%) | 359 | 32.93 | 14.31 | 17 | 100 |
Healthcare Index (1–100%) | 359 | 48.33 | 24.31 | 25 | 100 |
Community Index (1–100%) | 359 | 68.25 | 14.32 | 17 | 100 |
Maternal healthcare index (1–100%) | 359 | 52.65 | 11.21 | 50 | 100 |
Fit statistic | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
Likelihood ratio | ||
chi2_ms (27) | 51.47 | model vs. saturated |
p > chi2 | 0.003 | |
chi2_bs (36) | 874.102 | baseline vs. saturated |
p > chi2 | 0.000 | |
Population error | ||
RMSEA | 0.05 | Root mean squared error of approximation |
90% CI, lower bound | 0.029 | |
upper bound | 0.071 | |
p close | 0.461 | Probability RMSEA < = 0.05 |
Baseline comparison | ||
CFI | 0.971 | Comparative fit index |
TLI | 0.961 | Tucker-Lewis index |
Size of residuals | ||
SRMR | 0.055 | Standardized root mean squared residual |
CD | 0.999 | Coefficient of determination |
Factors | Indicators | Factor loading (standardized) | Cronbach’s α | CR | AVE | MSV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare | H4 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.0004 |
H5 | 0.88 | |||||
H6 | 0.54 | |||||
Provider | P9 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.001 | 0.38 | 0.0004 |
P11 | 0.44 | |||||
P12 | -0.86 | |||||
Community | C1 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.0001 |
C4 | 0.98 | |||||
C5 | -0.45 |
Relationships | Stand. Regr. Coef | t-values | p- values | [95% CI] | Ho |
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H4 → Healthcare | 0.39 | 14.73 | 0.001 | 0.34–0.44 | Rejected |
H5 → Healthcare | 0.52 | 20.46 | 0.001 | 0.47–0.57 | Rejected |
H6 → Healthcare | 0.12 | 6.86 | 0.001 | 0.08–0.15 | Rejected |
P9 → Provider | -0.299 | -9.40 | 0.001 | -0.36—-0.24 | Rejected |
P11 → Provider | -0.231 | -8.54 | 0.001 | -0.28—-0.18 | Rejected |
P12 → Provider | 1.10 | 20.03 | 0.001 | 0.99–1.20 | Rejected |
C1 → Community | 0.47 | 14.74 | 0.001 | 0.40–0.53 | Rejected |
C4 → Community | 0.50 | 17.48 | 0.001 | 0.44–0.55 | Rejected |
C5 → Community | -0.21 | -9.75 | 0.001 | -0.26—-0.17 | Rejected |
Simple arithmetic equation
Variable | Obs | Mean | Std. Dev | Min | Max |
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Provider index (1–100) | 359 | 63.25 | 16.53 | 8 | 100 |
Healthcare index (1–100) | 350 | 63.46 | 15.96 | 8 | 100 |
Community index (1–100) | 358 | 89.09 | 20.01 | 8 | 100 |
Maternal healthcare index (1–100) | 349 | 71.86 | 10.94 | 25 | 97 |
Practical measurement tool to assess acceptability of maternal healthcare: application
Healthcare acceptability measurement tool using factor analysis | |||||||
Health Institution: Sub-District of Johannesburg | |||||||
Service: Maternal healthcare | |||||||
Data collection period:2008/2009 | |||||||
General information | |||||||
Observed | Reference | ||||||
Number of included indicators for “Provider” construct | 12 | Minimum 3 | |||||
Number of included indicators for “Healthcare” construct | 6 | Minimum 3 | |||||
Number of included indicators for “Community” construct | 6 | Minimum 3 | |||||
Number of indicator response options (scale) | 3 | Minimum 3 | |||||
Number of participants (sample size): | 359 | ≥ 250 | |||||
Suitability | |||||||
Correlation matrix Bartlett’s test p-value | ˂ 0.01 | < 0.05 | |||||
Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy | 0.64 | > 0.50 | |||||
Exploratory factor analysis | |||||||
Number of retained factorsa | 3 | 3 | |||||
Percentage of variability explained | 0.83.1 | ≥ 0.60 | |||||
Confirmation factor analysis | |||||||
Structural Equation Model (SEM) fitness | |||||||
chi-square p-value | 0.003 | < 0.05 | |||||
Root mean square error of approximation (RMSA) | 0.05 | < 0.5 (ideal); (0.5–0.8): acceptable | |||||
Comparative fit index (CFI) | 0.97 | > 0.95 (ideal); (> 0.90): acceptable | |||||
Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) | 0.96 | > 0.95 (ideal); (> 0.90): acceptable | |||||
Standardized root mean residual (SRMR) | 0.055 | < 0.05 (ideal); (0.05–0.10): acceptable | |||||
Reliability | |||||||
Composite reliability (CR) | > 0.70 (ideal); (0.45 – 0.70) (acceptable) | ||||||
Provider | 0.001 | ||||||
Healthcare | 0.81 | ||||||
Community | 0.44 | ||||||
Cronbach’s alpha value (Reliability) | > 0.70 (ideal); (0.45—70): acceptable | ||||||
Provider | 0.54 | ||||||
Healthcare | 0.81 | ||||||
Community | 0.67 | ||||||
Validity | |||||||
Convergent validity (AVE) | > 0.50 | ||||||
Provider | 0.38 | ||||||
Healthcare | 0.64 | ||||||
Community | 0.49 | ||||||
Discriminating validity ( | AVE | MSV | AVE > MSV | ||||
Provider | 0.38 | 0.0004 | |||||
Healthcare | 0.64 | 0.0004 | |||||
Community | 0.49 | 0.0001 | |||||
Acceptability index | |||||||
Scale range (1–100%) | Mean | Std.dev | Min | Max | |||
Provider index | 32.93 | 14.31 | 17 | 100 | |||
Healthcare Index | 48.33 | 24.31 | 25 | 100 | |||
Community Index | 68.25 | 14.32 | 50 | 100 | |||
Maternal healthcare index (1–100%) | 52.65 | 11.21 | 50 | 100 | |||
List of indicators included | |||||||
Provider construct variables | Healthcare construct variables | Community construct variables | |||||
The doctors and nurses (health workers) explained what to expect when giving birth | The facilities (including waiting area and toilets) are dirty | I had all the support that I needed during my pregnancy from the father of the child | |||||
It is a problem that the health workers DO NOT speak my language | Were you allowed to have a companion during your labour? | I had all the support that I needed from my family | |||||
Was your privacy respected? | Did you get referred for follow up care for you and the baby? | I had all the support that I needed from my friends | |||||
The health workers understood the difficulty of being in labour and assisted me where possible | For birth registration, did you get all the necessary documents? | I received financial help from the father of the child | |||||
Were you offered fluids? | Were you told about the child-care grant & where to go for the childcare grant if you qualify? | I received financial help from my family | |||||
I DID NOT receive sufficient pain relief during my labour | Did you get referred for follow up care for you and the baby? | I received financial help from my friends | |||||
In this clinic are you able to talk to the doctors or nurses in private? | |||||||
The health workers were too busy to listen to my problems | |||||||
Were you shouted at during labour? | |||||||
Were you ever hit, slapped or pinched during labour? | |||||||
Some staff DO NOT treat patients with sufficient respect | |||||||
The health workers I saw cared about me | |||||||
Confirmation of dataset availability | Yes | √ |
Healthcare acceptability measurement tool using simple arithmetic analysis | ||||||
Health Institution: Sub-District of Johannesburg | ||||||
Service: Maternal healthcare | ||||||
Data collection period: 2020/2021 | ||||||
General information | ||||||
Observed | Reference | |||||
Number of included indicators for “Provider” construct | 6 | Minimum 3 | ||||
Number of included indicators for “Healthcare” construct | 6 | Minimum 3 | ||||
Number of included indicators for “Community” construct | 6 | Minimum 3 | ||||
Number of indicator response options (scale) | 3 | Minimum 3 | ||||
Number of participants (sample size) | 359 | ≥ 3 (nber of items x nber of scale) | ||||
Suitability | ||||||
Normalized indicators | Yes | Yes | ||||
Equal number of indicators per construct | Yes | Yes | ||||
Acceptability index | ||||||
Scale range (1–100%) | Mean | Std.dev | Min | Max | ||
Provider index | 63.25 | 16.53 | 8 | 100 | ||
Healthcare Index | 63.46 | 15.96 | 8 | 100 | ||
Community Index | 89.09 | 20.01 | 8 | 100 | ||
Maternal healthcare index | 71.86 | 10.94 | 25 | 97 | ||
List of indicators included | ||||||
Provider construct variables | Healthcare construct variables | Community construct variables | ||||
The doctors and nurses (health workers) explained what to expect when giving birth | The facilities (including waiting area and toilets) are dirty | I had all the support that I needed during my pregnancy from the father of the child | ||||
It is a problem that the health workers DO NOT speak my language | Were you allowed to have a companion during your labour? | I had all the support that I needed from my family | ||||
Was your privacy respected? | How satisfied were you with the service today? | I had all the support that I needed from my friends | ||||
The health workers understood the difficulty of being in labour and assisted me where possible | Did you get referred for follow up care for you and the baby? | I received financial help from the father of the child | ||||
Were you offered fluids? | For birth registration, did you get all the necessary documents? | I received financial help from my family | ||||
I DID NOT receive sufficient pain relief during my labour | Were you told about the child-care grant & where to go for the childcare grant if you qualify? | I received financial help from my friends | ||||
Confirmation of dataset availability | Yes | √ |