Compliance with the 2016 WHO’s antenatal care recommendation and its determinants among women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel-analysis of population survey data
Only one in ten pregnant women in SSA countries had attended the recommended number of antenatal contacts, with Sierra Leone having the highest compliance rate and Rwanda and Senegal having the lowest. Therefore, policymakers should focus on improving access to education, especially for women and their partners, and providing exempted services for pregnant women from low-income households. Interventions that target communities with low levels of literacy and media exposure could also be effective in improving the uptake of the services.
Authors
- Beminate Lemma Seifu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9278-6826)
- Tsion Mulat Tebeje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-2095)
- Kusse Urmale Mare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8522-1504)
- Yordanos Sisay Asgedom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-1200)
- Bizunesh Fantahun Kase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4667-4624)
- Kebede Gemeda Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3024-9857)
- Abdu Hailu Shibeshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-3272)
- Afework Alemu Lombebo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5862-2521)
- Zufan Alamrie Asmare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4003-207X)
- Bezawit Melak Fente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9574-2299)
- Hiwot Altaye Asebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-2066)
Institutions
- Samara University (ET)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
- Debre Tabor University (ET)
- Dilla University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11716-3
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.87