Family context and individual characteristics in antenatal care utilization among adolescent childbearing mothers in urban slums in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent pregnancy contributes significantly to the high maternal mortality in Nigeria. Research evidence from developing countries consistently underscores Antenatal Care (ANC) among childbearing adolescents as important to reducing high maternal mortality. However, more than half of pregnant adolescents in Nigeria do not attend ANC. A major gap in literature is on the influence of family context in pregnant adolescent patronage of ANC services.

Methods

The study utilized a cross-sectional survey with data collected among adolescent mothers in urban slums in three Nigerian states namely, Kaduna, Lagos, and Oyo. The survey used a multi-stage sampling design. The survey covered a sample of 1,015, 1,009 and 1,088 childbearing adolescents from each of Kaduna, Lag

SUBMITTER: Akinyemi AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629214 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature