Barriers and associated factors for adequate antenatal care among Afghan women in Iran; findings from a community-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Almost a third of Afghan women living in Iran are at childbearing age. Antenatal care (ANC) is an inextricable part of healthy pregnancy and could prevent the adverse birth outcomes. Almost 97% of Iranian expectant women are receiving adequate ANC (4 or more visits). However, the situation for pregnant Afghan women is unclear. Some studies indicated low access to ANC among Afghan women. In the present study, we aimed to explore the sociodemographic factors and potential barriers associated with adequate ANC among Afghan women in Iran.

Methods

A cross sectional study was conducted between June 2019 and August 2019. Using time location sampling (TLS), we recruited 424 Afghan women aged 18-45 years old at three health centers in south region of Tehran. The data were

SUBMITTER: Dadras O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7389441 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature