Garoma Wakjira Basha
Factors Affecting the Utilization of a Minimum of Four Antenatal Care Services in Ethiopia
Bahir Dar University
antenatal care defined routine care pregnant women provided conception onset labor study aimed identify factors affecting utilization antenatal care anc services ethiopiathe study used data nationally representative 2016 ethiopia demographic health survey edhs total 7167 mothers gave birth within five years preceding 2016 edhs whose complete information available survey included study logistic regression statistical analyses used identify factors associated utilization minimum 4 anc services ethiopiaamong 7167 women included study 2598 366 utilized minimum 4 anc services ethiopia study showed factors place residence region mothers education level household wealth index desire pregnancy frequency reading newspaper frequency listening radio frequency watching tv associated utilization minimum four anc services 5 level significance ethiopiastrategies increase accessibility availability healthcare services important particularly communities rural areas financial support enables mothers poor households use health services beneficial health promotion programs targeting mothers education vital increase awareness importance antenatal services