Contents of antenatal care services in Afghanistan: findings from the national health survey 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal and newborn mortality is a public health concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Afghanistan, where the evolving socio-political circumstances have added new complexities to healthcare service delivery. Birth outcomes for both pregnant women and their newborns are improved if women receive benefits of quality antenatal care (ANC).

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the contents of ANC services and identify predictors of utilization of services by pregnant women during ANC visits to health facilities in Afghanistan.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we used data from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018 (AHS2018). We included a total of 6,627 ever-married women, aged 14-49 years, who had given birth in the past 2 years o

SUBMITTER: Stanikzai MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature