ArticleGlobal health action2021
The relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact, home visits and adherence to ANC contacts in Ghana.
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- Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- A cross-sectional study to evaluate access to antenatal care services in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira district of Ghana.PloS one · 2026Article
- Compliance with ≥ 8 antenatal care contacts and its associated factors among postnatal women attending public health facilities in Nekemte town, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Home birth and its associated factors among mothers aged 15-49 years in Somalia: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Determinants of attendance in antenatal care clinics in rural settings in Mali and Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- 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.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Effective coverage of antenatal care services in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- The magnitude and determinants of delayed initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Gambia; evidence from Gambia demographic and health survey data.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Non-adherence to WHO's recommended 8-contact model: geospatial analysis of the 2017 Maternal Health Survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Potential risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and associated sociodemographic characteristics: A cross-sectional evaluation of a large cohort of women living with HIV in north-central Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Input, process, and output factors contributing to quality of antenatal care services: a scoping review of evidence.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The moderating role of partners' education on early antenatal care in northern Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe World Health Organization in 2016 recommended eight or more antenatal care (ANC) contacts for a positive pregnancy experience, however, it is unclear what impact the time spent during the first ANC contact and home visits can have on eight or more ANC contacts.
objectivesOur study investigated the relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact and eight or more ANC contacts, and between home visits and eight or more ANC contacts. We also assessed the prevalence of eight or more ANC contacts.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 519 mothers with children 12 months old and below attending child welfare clinics in the Nabdam district in the Upper East Region, Ghana. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact, home visits, and eight or more ANC contacts, while controlling for potential confounders.
resultsThe proportion of mothers who attained eight or more ANC contacts during pregnancy was 31.2%. Spending 20 minutes or more during the first ANC contact was associated with 2.07 times the odds of having eight or more ANC contacts compared to spending less than 20 minutes [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.07, 95% CI: 1.18,3.63]. Mothers who received at least a home visit from skilled health professionals during pregnancy were 2.44 times more likely to have eight or more ANC contacts compared to mothers who were not visited (aOR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.51,3.94).
conclusionSpending at least 20 minutes during the first ANC contact and home visits were positively associated with eight or more ANC contacts. We recommend that skilled health professionals should spend at least 20 minutes during the first ANC contact as well as encourage home visits in order to increase the coverage of eight or more ANC contacts.
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