Trial reportPloS one2021
Late initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of Ilu Ababor Zone, southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of SMS-based interventions in enhancing antenatal care in developing countries: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- First trimester antenatal care contact in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and contributing factors.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Late antenatal care initiation and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals of Kellem Wollega zone, Western Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study to evaluate access to antenatal care services in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira district of Ghana.PloS one · 2026Article
- Early antenatal care (ANC) booking and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC services at public health facilities in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2023: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Unlock the drivers of early ANC visits among pregnant women in Kasulu town council, Tanzania: an institutional cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Multilevel analysis of late antenatal care booking and its predictors among pregnant women in extremely high and very high maternal mortality sub-Saharan African countries: evidence from recent demographic and health surveys data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The challenges of prenatal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence of primary health care providers' perspective in Iran.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Factors associated with late antenatal care booking in selected health facilities of Zoba Maekel, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Timely initiation of new antenatal care contact model and its associated factors among pregnant women at Munessa health facilities, Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of late first antenatal care initiation in western Ethiopia: findings from a multi-centered cross-sectional study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Joint predictors of antenatal care contacts and timing of antenatal care initiation among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Predicting delayed antenatal care initiation among pregnant women in East Africa: using machine learning algorithms.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Late antenatal care booking and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: evidence from 2019 performance monitoring for action data analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Determinants of adequate antenatal care visits among pregnant women in low-resource setting: evidence from Tanzania national survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Determinants of late antenatal care attendance among high parity women in Uganda: analysis of the 2016 Uganda demographic and health survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Regional disparities in antenatal care utilization among pregnant women and its determinants in Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Perceptions of pregnant women on antenatal care visit during their first trimester at area 25 health center in Lilongwe, Malawi - a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Timely entries to antenatal care have various benefits for pregnant women and birth outcomes. The aim of antenatal care is to assure that every pregnancy culminates in the delivery of a healthy baby without negative effects on the health of pregnant women through health promotion and disease prevention, early detection, and treatment of complications and existing diseases. Hence, this study assessed the late initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at public health centers of Ilu Ababor Zone, southwest Ethiopia. An Institution-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 389 pregnant women who were attending antenatal care service at twelve randomly selected health centers. A systematic sampling technique was employed to recruit pregnant women. Pretested and structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were entered into Epidata and exported to SPSS for analysis. Those women who started antenatal care follow up after 12 weeks of gestational age were categorized as booked lately. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was employed to identify an association between the independent predictors and the outcome variable. In this study, 277 (71.2%) of the participants were booked their first antenatal care visit lately. Having family size of ≥ 4 (AOR: 2.25; 95% CI: 1.07-4.74), maternal age ≥ 25 years (AOR: 2.30; 95%CI: 1.02-5.18) and perceived the right time of booking > 12 weeks of gestation (AOR: 2.39; 95% CI: 1.13-5.04) had higher odds of late antenatal care initiation. Similarly, not being a member of women's health developmental army (AOR: 2.35; 95%CI: 1.09-5.07) and ANC not attended previously (AOR: 3.32; 95% CI: 1.17-9.42) had also a more likelihood of booking antenatal care lately. In this study, the majority of women started antenatal care lately. Thus, the provision of health education on the importance of attending first antenatal care early is recommended.
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