Determinants of early antenatal care booking among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at public health facilities in the Nole Kaba district, western Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early initiation of antenatal care (ANC) is vital for the early detection and treatment of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite the widespread convenience of free ANC services, most women in Ethiopia attend their initial antenatal clinic late and fail to come back for follow-up care, which results in both maternal and fetal complications. Despite the fact that assessing the determinants of early ANC booking based on the local context is advised, it is not well studied in the study area.

Objective

This study aimed to assess determinants of early ANC booking among pregnant women attending ANC at public health facilities in the Nole Kaba district, western Ethiopia.

Methods

Facility-based unmatched case-control study design was conducted from April to June 2020.

SUBMITTER: Gelassa FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603512 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature