Spatial distribution, and predictors of late initiation of first antenatal care visit in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the proven benefit of early initiation of first antenatal care visits as a means to achieve good maternal and neonatal health outcomes through early detection and prevention of risks during pregnancy, shreds of evidence showed that most of the women in Ethiopia start their ANC visits lately.

Objective

To determine the spatial distribution and predictors of late initiation of first antenatal care visits among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia.

Method

The 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey (EMDHS) data were used. A total weighted sample of 2,935 reproductive-age women who gave birth in the five years preceding the survey and who had antenatal care visits for their last child was included. To check the nature of the distribution of late

SUBMITTER: Abebe GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368282 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature