Late antenatal care booking and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: evidence from 2019 performance monitoring for action data analysis
In Ethiopia, over half of the pregnant mothers initiated their ANC follow-up late and it is high as compared to the WHO recommendation. Unwanted pregnancy, being uneducated, and parity I or II were the factors for late ANC booking. Hence, it is important to provide health education on the timing of ANC among women within reproductive ages. Priority should be given to women with low levels of education, women who have one or more parity, and women with unplanned pregnancies. Family planning or birth spacing programs should be enhanced to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Authors
- Mihret Getnet
- Melak Jejaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0826-5623)
- Banchlay Addis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-1179)
- Lake Yazachew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-1701)
- Nigusu Worku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7262-286X)
- Getachew Teshale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-4999)
- Tadele Biresaw Belachew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-6029)
- Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9543-9416)
- Demiss Mulatu Geberu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5737-0457)
- Endalkachew Dellie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-5687)
- Tesfahun Zemene Tafere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8589-8558)
- Kaleb Assegid Demissie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2192-6429)
Institutions
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-07038-1
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.66
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
- Addis Ababa University
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health