{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(7)"],"submitter":["Adewuyi EO"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) is crucial for positive pregnancy outcomes, but it is underutilised in Nigeria, suggesting unmet needs, and potentially contributing to the country's high burden of maternal and neonatal mortalities. This study comprehensively assesses ANC utilisation and receipt of its components in Nigeria, focusing on disparities between rural and urban areas.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the data disaggregation approach to analyse the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018. We estimated ANC utilisation, assessed the receipt of ANC components, and identified factors associated with eight or more (≥ 8) ANC contacts nationally and across rural and urban residences.<h4>Results</h4>Nationwide, only 20.3% of women had ≥ 8 ANC contacts, with a significant disparity (P <"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0307316"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11249263"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Antenatal care utilisation and receipt of its components in Nigeria: Assessing disparities between rural and urban areas-A nationwide population-based study."],"pmcid":["PMC11249263"],"pubmed_authors":["Adewuyi MI","Auta A","Adewuyi EO","Olutuase V","Khanal V","Zhao Y","Philip AA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Antenatal care utilisation and receipt of its components in Nigeria: Assessing disparities between rural and urban areas-A nationwide population-based study.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) is crucial for positive pregnancy outcomes, but it is underutilised in Nigeria, suggesting unmet needs, and potentially contributing to the country's high burden of maternal and neonatal mortalities. This study comprehensively assesses ANC utilisation and receipt of its components in Nigeria, focusing on disparities between rural and urban areas.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the data disaggregation approach to analyse the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018. We estimated ANC utilisation, assessed the receipt of ANC components, and identified factors associated with eight or more (≥ 8) ANC contacts nationally and across rural and urban residences.<h4>Results</h4>Nationwide, only 20.3% of women had ≥ 8 ANC contacts, with a significant disparity (P <","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-25T19:14:56.8Z","creation":"2025-04-06T07:55:12.206Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11249263","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39008484"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0307316"]}}