Effect of high-quality antenatal care on skilled birth attendant utilization in Ethiopia: a propensity score matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing evidence suggests that access to and utilization of skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia remain suboptimal. High-quality antenatal care (ANC), adequate ANC contacts and components, is associated with an increased likelihood of receiving assistance from skilled birth attendants. However, the effect of these ANC interventions on the utilization of skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia has not been thoroughly investigated using rigorous statistical methods. Therefore, this study, aimed to assess the effects of receiving high-quality ANC services, adequate ANC contacts, and comprehensive ANC components on the utilization of skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia employing a robust analytical approach.

Methods

We utilized secondary data from the six-week postpart

SUBMITTER: Hagos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12362872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature