Extent of Received Antenatal Care Components in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Panel Study
Shiferaw,Kasiye (Creator), Mengistie,Bezatu (Creator), Gobena,Tesfaye (Creator), Dheresa,Merga (Creator), Seme,Assefa (Creator)
Kasiye Shiferaw,1 Bezatu Mengistie,2 Tesfaye Gobena,3 Merga Dheresa,1 Assefa Seme4 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 4School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Kasiye Shiferaw Tel +251256662517Email [email protected]: This study aimed to identify the extent of antenatal care content received and associated factors among Ethiopian women.Methods: A nationally representative Performance Monitoring for Action 2020 Ethiopian data were used. A multistage cluster sampling design was used to select 2855 pregnant or recently postpartum women nested within 217 enumeration areas. Female resident enumerators collected the data using a semi-structured questionnaire. Researchers dichotomized the number of ANC content received greater than or equal to 75 percentiles as adequate. Otherwise, it was considered inadequate. A multilevel Poisson regression was fitted. The result was reported using an incidence rate ratio with a 95% confidence interval and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered for statistical significance.Results: The study revealed more than a quarter of pregnant women received adequate ANC content (27.8%; 95% CI: 23.8%, 32.2%). Multivariable analysis revealed urban residence (IRR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.21), attending secondary and above formal education (IRR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.16), maternal age 20– 24 years (IRR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.19), and partner’s encouragement to attend clinic for antenatal care (IRR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.24) was significantly associated with receiving higher numbers of antenatal care content.Conclusion: The proportion of women who received adequate antenatal care content in Ethiopia was low. Despite Ethiop
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