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. 2018 Nov 16;11(1):819.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3928-y.

Focused antenatal care utilization and associated factors in Debre Tabor Town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Teshager Workneh Ayalew  1 , Araya Mesfin Nigatu  2
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Focused antenatal care utilization and associated factors in Debre Tabor Town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Teshager Workneh Ayalew et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: Attending antenatal care helps to reduce the occurrence of maternal morbidity and mortality by providing chances for health promotion and information about danger signs, birth preparedness and where to seek care for pregnancy complications. Therefore identifying factors affecting the utilization of focused ANC service is of supreme importance.

Results: A total of 317 mothers who had a history of antenatal care for their last birth during the previous 6 months were included in the study from which 112 (35.3%, 95% CI 30.6, 40.4) of mothers attended focused antenatal care services. Age of mother [AOR = 4.7, 95% CI 1.87, 11.88], Educational status [AOR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.00, 6.19], history of still birth [AOR = 13.1, 95% CI 2.14, 80.20] and planned pregnancy [AOR = 3.7, 95% CI 1.23, 11.12] were found to be major predictors for focused ANC service utilization. Proportion of focused antenatal care was low (35.3%). Age of mother, education, history of stillbirth and planned pregnancy were identified as predictors affecting focused antenatal care service utilization. Encouraging women's educational status, behavioral change communication at grass root level and improving the capacity and quality of ANC service are some of the recommendations forwarded.

Keywords: Debre Tabor; Ethiopia; Focused antenatal care; Mothers.

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