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Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate health system utilisation during pregnancy is fundamental for maintaining maternal and child's health. To study the use and determinants of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany this study provides comprehensive data.

Methods

We obtained data from a recently established prospective German birth cohort study, the KUNO Kids Health Study. Analyses are based on Andersen's Behavioural Model of health system use, which distinguishes between predisposing (e.g. country of birth), enabling (e.g. health insurance) and need factors (e.g. at-risk pregnancy). We examined bi- and multivariate association with the use of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics using logistic regression.

Results

The study has a sample size of 1886 participating mothers. One fifth of the mothers investigated did not use any supplementary prenatal screening or diagnostics. Notably, the chance of using supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics more than doubled if the pregnant woman had a private health insurance (OR 2.336; 95% CI 1.527-3.573). Higher maternal age (OR 1.038; 95% CI 1.006-1.071) and environmental tobacco smoke exposure (OR 1.465 95% CI 1.071-2.004) increased the use of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics. However, regarding need factors only having an at-risk-pregnancy (OR 1.688; 95% CI 1.271-2.241) showed an independent association.

Conclusion

The important role of the type of health insurance and the relatively small influence of need factors was surprising. Especially with respect to equity in accessing health care, this needs further attention.

SUBMITTER: Mayer J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131677 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study.

Mayer Johanna J Brandstetter Susanne S Tischer Christina C Seelbach-Göbel Birgit B Malfertheiner Sara Fill SF Melter Michael M Kabesch Michael M Apfelbacher Christian C

BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20220524 1

<h4>Background</h4>Appropriate health system utilisation during pregnancy is fundamental for maintaining maternal and child's health. To study the use and determinants of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany this study provides comprehensive data.<h4>Methods</h4>We obtained data from a recently established prospective German birth cohort study, the KUNO Kids Health Study. Analyses are based on Andersen's Behavioural Model of health system use, which distinguishes between p ...[more]

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Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study.

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