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ArticlePloS one2022

Challenges in antenatal care utilization in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional analytical study.

Bilal Ahmad Rahimi, Enayatullah Mohamadi, Muhibullah Maku, Mohammad Dawood Hemat, Khushhal Farooqi, Bashir Ahmad Mahboobi, Ghulam Mohayuddin Mudaser, Walter R Taylor

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Bilal Ahmad RahimiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6630-5742
Enayatullah MohamadiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Muhibullah MakuFaculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Mohammad Dawood HematFaculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Khushhal FarooqiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Bashir Ahmad MahboobiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Ghulam Mohayuddin MudaserFaculty of Medicine, Department of Histopathology, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Walter R TaylorSenior Clinical Research Fellow, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Clinical Research unit (MORU), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Wellcome Trust 220211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundQuality antenatal care (ANC) is one of the four pillars of safe motherhood initiatives and improves the survival and health of mother and neonate. The main objective of this study was to assess the barriers in the utilization of ANC services in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted over one year from December 2018-November 2019. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Chi squared, and binary logistic regression.

resultsA total of 1524 women were recruited in this study with mean age of 30.3 years. Of these women, 848 (55.6%) were rural dwellers, 1450/1510 (96.0%) were illiterate, 438/608 (72.0%) belonged to low-income families, 1112/1508 (73.7%) lived in joint families, 1420/1484 (95.7%) lived in a house of >10 inhabitants, while 388/1494 (26.0%) had attended had at least one ANC visit during their last pregnancy. On univariate analysis, the main barriers in the utilization of ANC services were living in rural areas, being illiterate, having lower socio-economic status, remoteness of the health facility from home, bad behavior of clinic personnel, and unplanned pregnancy. Only lower socio-economic status and bad behavior of clinic personnel were independent explanatory variables in the regression model.

conclusionsUtilization of ANC services is inadequate in Kandahar province. Improving clinic staff professional behavior and status of women by expanding educational opportunities, and enhancing community awareness of the value of ANC are recommended.

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Pregnancy, UnplannedPrenatal CareAdultAfghanistanAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancy

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PMCPMC9678260

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