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Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care services among women in Guinea: a population-based study
Gebretsadik Shibre1, Betregiorgis Zegeye2, Dina Idriss-Wheeler3
1Department of Reproductive, Family and Population Health, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Introduction:
Evidence suggests that a better understanding of determinants of antenatal care (ANC) utilization is crucial to reducing maternal and child deaths. Little is known about the utilization of ANC services in Guinea.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to explore factors determining utilization of skilled ANC in Guinea.
Methods:
This study focused on a sample of 7812 ever married women. Using multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with the utilization of ANC were identified. The output of the multivariate logistic regression was presented using adjusted odds ratio and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results:
Several factors had significant association with utilization of skilled ANC service in Guinea: having decision-making power (2.21, 95% CI: 1.63, 3.00), employment status (1.86, 95% CI: 1.39, 2.48), media exposure (1.60, 95% CI: 1.26, 2.02), maternal education (2.68, 95% CI: 1.36, 5.28), husband/partner education status (1.66, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.55), household economic status (2.19, 95% CI: 1.40, 3.44), place of residence (0.29, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.50) and ethnicity (0.40, 95% CI: 0.23, 0.69).
Conclusions:
These findings suggest a variety of socio-demographic and economic factors as well as media exposure are associated with women's use of ANC. Policymakers should implement appropriate measures to address the existing variations and gaps in ANC services utilization among different subgroups of women in Guinea.
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