Utilization and determinants of adequate quality antenatal care services in India: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019-21).

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy-related complications and insufficiencies in antenatal care services are leading causes of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. However, there has been an undue focus on achieving a minimum number of Antenatal Care (ANC) visits without adequate focus on the factors affecting ANC service utilization. This secondary data analysis from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) was conducted to estimate the coverage of adequate quality ANC service and its determinants in India. The study sample included 176,877 women aged 15-49 years who had experienced a pregnancy in the last 5 years. The primary outcome variable was the utilization of ANC services by women during their last pregnancy assessed by the frequency of ANC visi

SUBMITTER: Girotra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature