Aminur Rahman|Monjura Khatun Nisha|Tahmina Begum|Sayem Ahmed|Nurul Alam|Iqbal Anwar
Trends, determinants and inequities of 4+ ANC utilisation in Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Sydney|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
objectives study document trend utilisation four 4 antenatal care anc last 22 years period explore determinants inequity 4 anc utilisation reported last two bangladesh demographic health surveys bdhs 2011 2014the data related anc extracted bdhs data set available online open source stata 13 software used organising analysing data outcome variable considered study utilisation 4 anc trends 4 anc measured percentage predictors 4 anc measured bivariate multivariable analysis concentration index estimated assessing inequity 4 anc utilisationutilisation 4 anc increased 26 year 1994 2014 higher level education residing urban region richest wealth quintile found significant predictors utilisation 4 anc decreased increasing parity maternal age inequity indices showed consistent inequities 4 anc utilisation inequities increased 2011 2014in bangladesh utilisation anc rose steadily 1994 2014 progress terms 4 anc utilisation much slower expectation achieve national set target 50 4 anc utilisation 2016 socioeconomic inequities observed groups failed attend 4 anc visit policymakers pay special attention increase 4 anc coverage study facilitate identify target groups need intervened priority basis