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although antenatal care anc offers unique opportunity diagnose prevent complications mitigating modifiable risk 382 women complete anc visits afghanistan 2015 women empowerment associated increased use anc however evidence effect women empowerment anc country addressing gap aimed evaluate association womens empowerment anc utilization based conceptual framework womens empowerment analyzed data 2015 afghanistan demographic health survey 11056 women association four domains womens empowerment including capability access resources security decisionmaking power least four anc visits analyzed using multivariable logistic regression adjusting covariates access information aor 138 95ci 124 154 decisionmaking aor 116 95ci 108 124 positively associated four anc visits compared without education women primary education aor 167 95ci 102 272 secondary education aor 243 95ci 125 470 higher education aor 303 95ci 130 707 higher odds least four anc visits however asset ownership negatively associated anc visits aor 072 95ci 056 092 variables related security literacy associated minimum anc visits mixed results study highlight complex natures womens empowerment warranting nuanced understanding womens empowerment context future research capture multidimensionality womens empowerment also efforts empower women particularly education less decisionmaking power access health information could effective strategy enhance anc use afghanistan