Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data)
The median time for the first ANC visit exceeds the World Health Organization's recommendation of initiating care within the first trimester. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to promote timely ANC, especially among women with limited media exposure, high parity, lower socioeconomic status, and specific religious followers.
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)
- 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)
- Kebede Gemeda
Institutions
- Samara University (ET)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
- Debre Tabor University (ET)
- Dilla University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07178-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48