The Number of Antenatal Care Visits and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Mothers at Sedie and Muja Primary Health CareUnit, Ethiopia

Authors

  • Tigabnesh Assfaw Fentie Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Edgeit Abebe Zewde Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Fitalew Tadele Admasu Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Sofonias Abebaw Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Melikalem Mamuye Azanaw Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Getaneh Atikilt Yemataw Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Mulu Tiruneh Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Yeshiambaw Eshetie Ayenew Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author
  • Berihun bante Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPRRR/2022(4)139

Keywords:

Number of Antenatal Cares, Pregnant Women, Sedie and Muja, Multinomial Logit

Abstract

Introduction: Antenatal care is a means to identify high-risk pregnancies and educate women, Important for protecting healthy women and their unborn children. This study assessed the number of ANC and its associated factors among pregnant women in Sedie and Muja primary health care units.
Methods: A total of 296 pregnant women, included in the current study. A multinomial logit regression analysis was employed to identify significant associated factors with a p-value<0.05.
Result: Overall 56% of women had four or more ANC services during their pregnancy in Sedie and Muja primary health care unit.One time number of ANC service gestational age _at_ANC (adjusted relative risk ratio (ARRR)=1.23,95% CI= 1.07,1.40), three-time number of ANC (ARRR=0.77,95% CI=0.68,87), and four or more times number of ANC with (ARRR=0.71,95% CI=0.63,0.80). ununioned martial relation-ship (ARRR=3.14,95% CI=1.39, 5.02) were determinants for the number of ANC services.
Conclusion: The accomplishment of four and above ANC services based on the recommended schedule remains low in Sedie and Muja health care units.Variables Gestational age and ununioned marital relationships were significant among pregnant women in this study

Author Biographies

  • Tigabnesh Assfaw Fentie, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Tigabnesh Assfaw Fentie, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.  

  • Edgeit Abebe Zewde, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Fitalew Tadele Admasu, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Sofonias Abebaw, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Melikalem Mamuye Azanaw, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Getaneh Atikilt Yemataw, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Mulu Tiruneh, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Yeshiambaw Eshetie Ayenew, Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

  • Berihun bante, Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

    Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 

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Published

2022-04-10

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Volume 4 Issue 2

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