Prevalence and Determinants of Early Antenatal Care Visit among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Debre Berhan Health Institutions, Central Ethiopia

Antenatal care (ANC), which is given to pregnant women, is widely used for prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of general medical and pregnancy-related complications. This study assessed the prevalence of early ANC visit and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC in Debre Berhan...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health 2013-12, Vol.17 (4), p.130-136
Main Authors: Zegeye, Amtatachew M., Bitew, Bikes D., Koye, Digsu N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Childbirth & labor
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis
Elementary schools
Ethiopia
Female
Fetuses
Formal education
Gender equality
Health aspects
Health facilities
Hospital care
Humans
Maternal health services
Mothers
Multivariate Analysis
Obstetric labor complications
Obstetrics
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Complications of
Pregnant women
Prenatal care
Prenatal Care - utilization
Prevention
Reproductive health
Response rates
Secondary schools
Social aspects
Studies
Time Factors
Womens health
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Summary:Antenatal care (ANC), which is given to pregnant women, is widely used for prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of general medical and pregnancy-related complications. This study assessed the prevalence of early ANC visit and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC in Debre Berhan town. An institution based cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from pregnant mothers with a face to face interview technique. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify associated factors for early ANC visit. A total of 446 pregnant women were included in the study. One hundred seventeen (26.2%) pregnant mothers started their first ANC visit early. The multivariate analysis showed that mothers with no parity before (AOR = 3.65, 95%CI: 2.14, 6.24), had good knowledge on early ANC (AOR = 3.10, 95%CI: 1.80, 5.33) and planned pregnancy (AOR = 1.66, 95%CI: 1.06, 2.61) were significantly associated with early ANC visit. The prevalence of early ANC visit was low. Awareness creation on the importance of early ANC visit needs to be emphasized at the time of service provision as well as at community levels. Les soins prénatals (SP), que reçoivent les femmes enceintes, sont largement utilisés pour la prévention, le diagnostic précoce et le traitement des complications liées à la grossesse et à des conditions médicales générales. Cette étude a évalué la prévalence de début de consultation prénatale et les facteurs associés chez les femmes enceintes qui fréquentent les centres des SP dans la ville de Debre Berhan. Une conception de l'étude transversale basée dans une institution a été utilisée pour recueillir des données auprès des femmes enceintes à l'aide de la technique de l'interview face à face. Des analyses bivariées et multivariées ont été utilisées pour identifier les facteurs associés au début de la consultation prénatale. Au total, 446 femmes enceintes ont participé à l'étude. Cent dix-sept (26,2%) femmes enceintes ont commencé leur première consultation prénatale tôt. L'analyse multivariée a montré que les mères sans parité avant (AOR = 3,65, IC 95 % : 2,14, 6,24), étaient bien renseignées sur les SP précoce (AOR = 3,10, IC 95 % : 1,80, 5,33 ) et la grossesse planifiée (AOR = 1,66, IC 95 % : 1,06, 2,61) étaient significativement associées à la consultation prénatale précoce. La prévalence de la consultation natale précoce était faible. Il faut mettre l'accent sur la sensibilisation à l'importance de la consultation précoce des SP
ISSN:1118-4841
2141-3606