Social Determinants of Antenatal Care Service Use in Ethiopia: Changes Over a 15-Year Span.

ABSTRACT: Background: Improving maternal health in Ethiopia is a major public health challenge. International studies indicate that it is possible to improve maternal health outcomes through action on the Social Determinants of Health (SDH). This study aimed to explore the SDH that influence the antenatal care (ANC) utilization in Ethiopia over time. Methods: The study used data from the nation-wide surveys conducted by the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (CSA) and ORC Macro International, USA in 2005, 2011, and 2016. A negative binomial with random effects at cluster level was used to model the number of ANC visits whereas a multilevel binary logistic regression modeled binary responses relating to whether a woman had at least 4 ANC visits or not. The model estimates were obtaine

SUBMITTER: Ousman SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603173 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature