Timing of first antenatal care contact, its associated factors and state-level analysis in Nigeria: a cross-sectional assessment of compliance with the WHO guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the compliance of WHO guidelines on the timeliness of antenatal care (ANC) initiation in Nigeria and its associated factors and to provide subcountry analysis of disparities in the timing of the first ANC in Nigeria.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Nationally representative data of most recent pregnancies between 2013 and 2018 in Nigeria.

Participants

Women with pregnancies within 5 years before the study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The outcome variable was the trimesters of the first ANC contact. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, bivariable and multivariable multinomial logistic regression at 5% significance level.

Results

Of all the 21 785 respondents, 75% had at least one ANC contact during their

SUBMITTER: Fagbamigbe AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479944 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature