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Factors associated with early antenatal care attendance among women in Papua New Guinea: a population-based cross-sectional study.
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- Determinants of adequate antenatal care visits among pregnant women in low-resource setting: evidence from Tanzania national survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Factors associated with timely initiation of antenatal care among reproductive age women in The Gambia: a multilevel fixed effects analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Survival analysis of early intention of antenatal care among women in Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Factors influencing maternal healthcare utilization in Papua New Guinea: Andersen's behaviour model.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Antenatal care utilization and its associated factors in Somalia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Is there a link between the autonomy of women and maternal healthcare utilization in Nigeria? A cross-sectional survey.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- The moderating role of partners' education on early antenatal care in northern Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Intimate partner violence and timely antenatal care visits in sub-Saharan Africa.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Health insurance coverage and timely antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly initiation of antenatal care (ANC) is a key component of antenatal care, as suggested by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It helps in early identification and mitigation of adverse pregnancy-related complications. Despite this, a greater proportion of women worldwide still do not adhere to this recommendation. This study, therefore, sought to assess the prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of ANC among women in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
methodsA population-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 4,274 women using data from the 2016-2018 PNG Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS). The outcome variable was early initiation of ANC. Bivariate (chi-square) and multivariable logistic regression analyses were done and statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
resultsThe prevalence of early ANC initiation was 23.0 % (CI = 20.8-24.6). The binary logistic regression analysis showed that working women had higher odds of early ANC attendance compared with those who were not working [AOR = 1.37, 95 %CI = 1.17 = 1.60]. The results also showed that women from Islands region had lower odds [AOR = 0.50, 95 %CI = 0.40-0.62] of early ANC attendance compared with those from Southern region. Finally, women with parity 3 had lower odds of early ANC attendance compared to those with parity 1[AOR = 0.64,95 % CI = 0.49-0.84].
conclusionsThis study found a relatively low prevalence of early ANC uptake among women in PNG. The factors associated with early ANC attendance were region of residence, parity, and working status of mothers. To increase early ANC uptake, these factors should be considered when designing new policies or reviewing policies and strategies on ANC uptake to help increase ANC attendance, which can help in the reduction of maternal mortality.
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