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To identify determinants of late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women attending public health centers in Southwest Ethiopia.

January 1, 2023Journal of public health researchOpen Access

Fear of COVID-19 and poor accessibility of comprehensive care has caused delay in initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia: the need for disaster resilient and accessible maternal health care

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SZSabit ZenuYanet Health College MSMuluneh ShuremuMattu University ATAmanuel Tolesa

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Case-control study uncovers determinants of delayed antenatal care initiation among pregnant women, highlighting the urgent need for disaster-resilient maternal health services.

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To identify determinants of late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women attending public health centers in Southwest Ethiopia.
Conducted a facility-based case-control study including 270 randomly selected pregnant women (135 cases and 135 controls) using pretested interviewer-administered questionnaires.
Used multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of late antenatal care initiation, evaluating statistical significance at P < 0.05.
Late antenatal care initiation was strongly associated with lack of antenatal attendance during a previous pregnancy (AOR 4.07, 95% CI 1.8–9.5) and unplanned pregnancy (AOR 2.8, 95% CI 1.3–6.0).
Additional significant factors included lack of information regarding initiation timing (AOR 2.7, 95% CI 1.02–5.0), older maternal age (AOR 2.2, 95% CI 1.01–4.7), and fear of COVID-19.

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Zenu et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7359643daf6e9254b8720e https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036221146912

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Case-control study uncovers determinants of delayed antenatal care initiation among pregnant women, highlighting the urgent need for disaster-resilient maternal health services.

Fear of COVID-19 and poor accessibility of comprehensive care has caused delay in initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia: the need for disaster resilient and accessible maternal health care

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Fear of COVID-19 and poor accessibility of comprehensive care has caused delay in initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia: the need for disaster resilient and accessible maternal health care

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