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Utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care in India: analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4
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examined utilisation equity determinants full antenatal care anc defined 4 antenatal visits least one tetanus toxoid tt injection consumption iron folic acid ifa minimum 100 days indiawe analysed sample 190898 women indias national family health survey 4 concentration curves concentration index used assess equity full anc utilisation multivariable logistic regression model used examine factors associated full anc utilisationin india 21 pregnant women utilised full anc ranging 23659 across states overall 516 4 anc visits 308 consumed ifa atleast 100 days 911 one doses tetanus toxoid full anc utilisation inequitable across place residence caste maternal education registration pregnancy utilisation governments integrated child development services icds health insurance coverage associated higher odds full anc utilisation lower maternal education lower wealth quintiles lack fathers participation antenatal visits higher birth order teenage unintended pregnancy associated lower odds full anc utilisationfull anc utilisation india inadequate inequitable although half women receive minimum recommended anc visits utilisation tt immunisation almost universal positive association full anc icds utilisation childs father involvement may leveraged increasing uptake full anc strategies address sociodemographic factors associated low inequitable utilisation full anc imperative strengthening indias maternal health program