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Adequacy of Antenatal Care at Ministry of Health Facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Patterns of prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal medication use among pregnant women in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background Most pregnancy-related complications and undesirable outcomes are preventable by effective interventions at a reasonable cost. These interventions are mainly deployed during the antenatal phase and are included under the umbrella of antenatal care (ANC). To our knowledge, no studies have been conducted to assess the adequacy of ANC in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to measure and quantify the adequacy of ANC provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) facilities in Jeddah and to determine potential factors influencing ANC. Methodology In this cross-sectional study, we used the Adequacy of Perinatal Care Utilization index to measure the adequacy of ANC. Data were collected from September 2023 to March 2024 in two randomly selected MoH hospitals by interviewing mothers and collecting data from medical records. Results A total of 303 mothers participated in this study. Mothers' mean age was 31 years, and 50% of them had received higher school education. Prevalence of adequate ANC was 64.7%. There was a significant association between the adequacy of ANC and mothers' level of education (p < 0.001), time taken to reach the nearest primary care center (p < 0.001), number of total pregnancies (p < 0.034), and the total number prenatal visits (p < 0.001). Conclusions This is the first study to shed light on the prevalence of adequacy of ANC in Saudi Arabia and its associated factors. This study would pave the way to investigate the adequacy of ANC on a national level and will aid policymakers in developing and implementing effective ANC preventive measures, hence helping improve women's health and their babies.
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