Determinants of utilization of antenatal and delivery care at the community level in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely utilization of antenatal care and delivery services supports the health of mothers and babies. Few studies exist on the utilization and determinants of timely ANC and use of different types of health facilities at the community level in Bangladesh. This study aims to assess the utilization, timeliness of, and socio-demographic determinants of antenatal and delivery care services in two sub-districts in Bangladesh.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data collected through a structured questionnaire in the eRegMat cluster-randomized controlled trial, which enrolled pregnant women between October 2018-June 2020. We undertook univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine the associations of socio-demographic variables with timely fi

SUBMITTER: Pervin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8478219 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature