Association between pregnancy intention and late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal care is one of the continua of reproductive health care, and inadequate antenatal care utilization results in an adverse feto-maternal outcome. Pregnancy intention is an essential factor that plays a paramount role on timing of antenatal care service. The finding of a few studies conducted on the association between pregnancy intention and late initiation of ANC among pregnant women in Ethiopia presented inconclusive. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the pooled estimate of the association between pregnancy intention and late initiation of ANC among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Methods

Both published and unpublished studies were accessed through electronic search from databases such as MEDLINE, Scopes, P

SUBMITTER: Tolossa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature