ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2021
Utilization pattern of antenatal care and determining factors among reproductive-age women in Borama, Somaliland.
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- Utilization of maternal healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Adherence to the WHO Eight-Contact Antenatal Care Model and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Mothers in Sululta District, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Factors influencing the utilisation of maternal healthcare services among reproductive-age women in Tabora region, Tanzania: an analysis of a baseline survey data from a clinical trial.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Predictors of antenatal care service utilization among women of reproductive age in Somalia: a systematic review.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Review
- Utilization, satisfaction, and barriers to antenatal care among pregnant women in Gadarif State during the Sudan war: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Factors associated with antenatal care utilization among women with disabilities in Ethiopia: Using Andersen's Behaviour Model of Health Service Use.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization Among Reproductive Age Women in Somaliland Using Somaliland Health Demographic Survey 2020 Data.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Pregnancy loss and its predictors among ever-pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multilevel mixed effect negative binomial regression.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Demographic and economic inequality of antenatal care coverage in 4 African countries with a high maternal mortality rate.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Utilization of Antenatal Care and Skilled Birth Delivery Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Survival analysis of early intention of antenatal care among women in Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The nexus between poverty and maternal healthcare utilization with a focus on antenatal care visits and choice of place of birth in Somaliland.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Regional disparities in antenatal care utilization among pregnant women and its determinants in Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Dissecting antenatal care inequalities in western Nepal: insights from a community-based cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Delays in care for hydrocephalus and spina bifida at a tertiary hospital in Somaliland.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for delayed antenatal care visits in Rwanda: an analysis of secondary data from Rwanda demographic health survey 2019-2020.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
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- Intention to Use and Predictors of Use of Maternity Waiting Home among Pregnant Women in Hargeisa City Health Centers, Somaliland.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Determinants of Antenatal Care Visits Among Pregnant Women in Somalia: A Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression Analysis of the First-Ever Somali Health and Demographic Survey 2020 Datasets.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntenatal care is essential care given during pregnancy, to diagnose and treat complications that could endanger both the lives of mother and child. The risk of dying from pregnancy-related issues is often associated with a lack of access to antenatal care services. This issue is a prominent matter in developing countries such as Somaliland which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.
objectiveThe objective of this study is to determine the frequency and timing of antenatal care utilization and factors influencing it among reproductive-age women.
methodsA population-based cross-sectional survey is conducted among 330 randomly selected mothers who gave birth in the past two years in Borama, Somaliland.
resultAlthough a significant number of women utilized antenatal care in their pregnancy only 31.1% initiated the first visit within the first trimester and 48.3% received less than the recommended four visits. Fewer antenatal care visits are significantly associated with age (OR = 3.018; CI = 1.264-7.207), gravida (OR = 3.295; CI = 1.200-9.045), and gestation age (OR = 1.737; CI = 1.013-2.979). Early marriage (OR=0.495; CI = 0.252-0.973), and large family size (OR = 3.952; CI = 1.330-11.742) are associated with delay in the commencement of the first antenatal care visit.
conclusionYoung women, women with multiple pregnancies, women married at a young age, and women with a large family size have a higher probability of delaying prenatal care and having fewer visits. Based on the findings, uplifting the socioeconomic status and literacy level of women through community-based education and developing strategies that would take the determining factors into account may contribute to improved and adequate utilization of antenatal care.
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