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Table 4 Determinants related to treatment of the woman, mentioned by care providers (n = 25)

From: Barriers and facilitators related to the uptake of four strategies to prevent neonatal early-onset group B haemolytic streptococcus disease: a qualitative study

Key activities

Determinants

Screening strategy 1.2

Risk-based strategy1,2

Combination strategy1,2

Dutch guideline 1,2

Antibiotic prophylaxis in the woman

Procedural clarity (guideline)

0

0

1

1

Logistics birth at home GBS positive mother without risk factor

  

N

 

No standard treatment in case of PROM/ –preterm birth and unknown results swab

   

N

Complexity (guideline)

0

1

0

0

Easy to follow

 

P

  

Compatibility (guideline)

0

1

0

1

Is already in practice

 

P

 

P

Outcome expectations (user)

4

3

6

0

Over treatment (IAP, hospital birth, observation baby)

N

N

N

 

No over treatment

N

 

P

 

Under treatment

N

N

  

Increase AB resistance problem

  

N

 

No increase AB resistance problem

  

P

 

More tailored care in case of GBS carrier ship and PROM

N

 

P

 

Increase hospital birth/decrease home birth

 

N

N

 

Personal benefits / drawbacks (user)

0

1

1

0

No extra work for primary care midwives

 

P

N

 

Client/patient satisfaction (user)

0

0

2

0

GBS positive without risk factor: AB prophylaxis desired by woman

  

N

 

Suits women critical of AB prophylaxis

  

P

 

Staff capacity (organisational context)

1

1

1

1

Enough capacity in hospital

N

N

P

P

Material resources and facilities (organisational context)

1

2

1

2

No problem in daily practice

 

P

 

P

Penicillin not always available in hospital because of pharmacy policy

N

N

N

N

Financial resources (organisational context)

1

0

1

0

No reimbursement

N

 

N

 
 

Total numbers of determinants, related to

7

9

13

5

the guideline itself

0

2

1

2

the user (care provider)

4

4

9

0

the organisational context

3

3

3

3

the socio-political context

0

0

0

0

  1. 1P’ = positive determinant; ‘N’ = negative determinant; ‘N/P’ = both negative and positive determinant. 2 The numbers in each row reflect how many issues related to the determinant were mentioned by the care providers