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Table 3 The worst experienced and the least received services of each aspects in the maternity health clinic service in relation to the clinics’ model

From: Does the organizational model of the maternity health clinic have an influence on women’s and their partners’ experiences? A service evaluation survey in Southwest Finland

MODEL OF MATERNITY HEALTH CLINIC

SUBTHEME AND ASPECT OF THE MATERNITY HEALTH CLINIC SERVICE

Separate maternity health clinic % (n)*

Combined maternity and child health clinic % (n)*

WOMAN

  

WORST EXPERIENCE OF…

  

Group activities:

 Regarding mental health

84.5(375)

-

 Regarding marital relationship

-

84.7(111)

Health promoting information:

 Regarding time management

85.7(455)

81.0(124)

Support with health problems:

 Regarding domestic violence

81.0(396)

78.9(112)

Regarding specialist services:

 Availability of the services

80.2(422)

75.7(115)

LEAST RECEIVED…

  

Support for the parenthood:

 Peer support

85.0(466)

77.7(122)

Parental group activity:

 Groups for the fathers

98.7(549)

98.1(151)

Home visit:

  

 Before delivery

99.3(558)

96.2(151)

Supplement service:

 Counseling via Internet

98.4(546)

-

 Group appointments

-

99.4(154)

Possibility to contribute:

 Possibility to change  PHN/midwife

95.7(531)

-

 Possibility to change  or choose GP

-

92.9(144)

PARTNER

  

WORST EXPERIENCE OF…

  

Group activities:

  

 Regarding exercise

83.3(349)

-

 Regarding marital  relationship

-

81.9(95)

Health promoting information:

 Regarding time management

86.3(390)

81.0(98)

Support with health problems:

 Regarding overweight

-

78.0(92)

 Regarding domestic violence

84.5(371)

-

Regarding specialist services:

 Availability of the services

80.4(364)

77.4(96)

 LEAST RECEIVED.

  

Support for parenthood:

  

 Peer support

85.1(399)

87.6(113)

Parental group activity:

  

 Groups for the fathers

98.3(454)

95.4(125)

Home visit:

  

 Before delivery

96.5(447)

94.8(128)

Supplement service:

  

 Counseling via Internet

-

98.5(128)

 Group appointments

97.4(444)

-

Possibility to contribute:

  

 To the content  of the service

96.3(442)

-

 Possibility to choose  or change GP

-

95.3(123)

  1. (*) Percents and frequencies of “poor or neutral” or “little” service evaluations.
  2. (−) Not the worst evaluated aspect of this subtheme in relation to the maternity health clinic’s model.