Individual-level and community-level determinants of the number of antenatal care visits in emerging regions of Ethiopia: a negative binomial model.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was carried out to identify individual-level and community-level factors influencing the number of antenatal care (ANC) visits in Ethiopia's emerging regions (Afar, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambella).

Design

Cross-sectional study design.

Setting

Ethiopia's emerging regions (Afar, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambella) from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).

Participants

The analysis included a total weighted sample of 441 women from the EDHS dataset who had given birth within the 5 years before the survey.

Primary outcomes

The number of ANC visits.

Results

In this study, 20.5% (95% CI: 16.7%, 24.5%) of pregnant women received four minimum recommended visits. Women with secondary (incidence rate rati

SUBMITTER: Getachew E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273143 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature