THE PRIORITY DIRECTIONS OF INTEGRATION OF OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO THE FEMALE POPULATION OF UKRAINE AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL

Abstract

The aim: To determine the priority directions for the integration of obstetric and gynecological care for the female population of Ukraine to the primary level of its provision. Materials and methods: Sociological, statistical and bibliosemantic methods were used in the research. The systematic approach was the methodological basis of the study. 79 health care providers, 127 family doctors, 92 doctors of obstetrics and gynecology, and 248 women of reproductive age were interviewed as experts using a special questionnaire. Results: Some priority management and organizational measures that need to be carried out for the effective integration of obstetric and gynecological care to the female population of Ukraine at the primary level of its provision were identified in the research. They include, first of all, the training of family physicians and family nurses to provide medical services to the female population and the coordination of primary care and specialized obstetric and gynecological services. Conclusions: The priority of application of management and organizational measures for the effective integration of obstetric and gynecological care to the female population of Ukraine to the primary level of its provision was determined by an expert way.