Individual-level and community-level factors associated with eight or more antenatal care contacts in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 36 sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To reduce maternal mortality, the WHO has been introducing several antenatal care (ANC) measures. Pregnancy-related preventable morbidity and mortality, on the other hand, remain alarmingly high. This study was conducted to estimate the magnitude and the factors associated with eight or more ANC visits in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

A population-based, cross-sectional investigation was conducted.

Setting

Sub-Saharan African countries.

Participants

A total of 300 575 women from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 36 sub-Saharan African countries from 2006 to 2018 were included in this study.

Methods

The data were sourced from sub-Saharan African countries' recent DHS data set from 2006 to 2018. A multilevel logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Tessema ZT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature