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Factors associated with socio‐demographic characteristics and antenatal care and iron supplement use in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Senegal.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition; Feb2018 Supplement S1, Vol. 14, p1-1, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Abstract: Antenatal care (ANC) offers remarkable opportunities to reach a large number of women with effective nutrition and health interventions, including iron (Fe) supplementation. However, all women do not equally seek nor benefit from ANC. We aimed to identify characteristics associated with ANC and Fe use among women in hard‐to‐reach areas in Afar, Ethiopia; Sedhiou and Kolda, Senegal; and Kakamega, Kenya. Women who gave birth within 1 year preceding the survey (n = 4,575) from 15 different sub‐regions were randomly selected and surveyed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify associations of socio‐demographic characteristics with ANC and Fe use. Factors that showed positive associations with ANC uptake included education, income, possession of a mobile phone, and the occupation of the mother or another household member. Beginning ANC in the first trimester associated positively with achievement of 4 or more ANC visits, and having any ANC visits related positively with Fe intake. Distance to the nearest health facility was negatively associated, and type of nearest facility and counselling and health education were positively associated with some outcomes. The results from these surveys demonstrate the need to ensure access of services across all population groups and can help identify ANC programming needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONFIDENCE intervals
COUNSELING
DIETARY supplements
EMPLOYMENT
HEALTH education
INCOME
IRON compounds
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PRENATAL care
PROBABILITY theory
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SURVEYS
TRAVEL
CELL phones
LOGISTIC regression analysis
STATISTICAL power analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
PREGNANCY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17408695
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128311777
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12565