Spatial-temporal patterns and predictors of timing and inadequate antenatal care utilization in Zambia: A Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) investigation from 1992 to 2018.

ABSTRACT: Antenatal care (ANC) plays a crucial role in preventing and detecting pregnancy risks, facilitating prompt treatment, and disseminating essential information to expectant mothers. This role is particularly vital in developing countries, where a 4.65% rise in maternal mortality rate was observed in 2022, with over 800 maternal and 7,700 perinatal deaths reported. The study aimed at investigating the spatial temporal patterns and associated factors of timing and inadequacy of antenatal care utilization in Zambia, from 1992 to 2018 using a Generalized Linear Mixed Effect Model (GLMM) approach. The study utilized the Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS) database. The relationship between dependent and independent variables was examined using the Rao-Scott Chi-square test. Predictors of inad

SUBMITTER: Shumba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521255 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature