Challenges in antenatal care utilization in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional analytical study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality antenatal care (ANC) is one of the four pillars of safe motherhood initiatives and improves the survival and health of mother and neonate. The main objective of this study was to assess the barriers in the utilization of ANC services in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted over one year from December 2018-November 2019. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Chi squared, and binary logistic regression.

Results

A total of 1524 women were recruited in this study with mean age of 30.3 years. Of these women, 848 (55.6%) were rural dwellers, 1450/1510 (96.0%) were illiterate, 438/608 (72.0%) belonged to low-income families, 1112/1508 (73.7%) lived in joint families, 1420/1484 (95.7%) lived in a house

SUBMITTER: Rahimi BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678260 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature