Antenatal care dropout and associated factors among mothers delivering in public health facilities of Dire Dawa Town, Eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

More than two-thirds of the pregnant women in Africa have at least one antenatal care contact with a health care provider. However, to achieve the full life-saving potential that antenatal care promises for women and babies, four visits providing essential evidence-based interventions - a package often called focused antenatal care are required. Hence, identifying the factors associated with dropout of maternal health care utilization would have meaningful implications. The study aimed to assess antenatal care dropout and associated factors among mothers delivering in the public health facilities of Dire Dawa town, Ethiopia.

Methods

Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 1 to 30, 2020. Proportionate sampling and simple random sampling te

SUBMITTER: Worku D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442648 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature