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Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research article

Use of antenatal care services in Kassala, eastern Sudan

Authors: Abdel Aziem A Ali, Mohammed M Osman, Ameer O Abbaker, Ishag Adam

Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Antenatal care is named as one of the four pillars initiatives of the Safe Motherhood Initiative. While many of routine antenatal care procedure have little effect on maternal mortality and morbidity, some of these have been ascertained as beneficial. The aim of this study was to investigate coverage of antenatal care and identify factors associated with inadequacy of antenatal care in Kassala, eastern Sudan.

Methods

A cross-sectional community-based study was carried out in Kassala, eastern Sudan during September-October 2009. Household surveys were conducted. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from women who had been pregnant within the last year, or pregnant more than 14 weeks.

Results

Out of 900 women investigated for antenatal care coverage, 811(90%) women had at least one visit. Only 11% of the investigated women had ≥ four antenatal visits, while 10.0% had not attended at all. Out of 811 women who attended at least one visit, 483 (59.6%), 303 (37.4%) and 25 (3.1%) women attended antenatal care in the first, second and third trimester, respectively. In logistic regression analyses, while maternal age and residence were not associated with inadequacy of antenatal care (<2 visits), high parity (OR = 2.0, CI = 1.1-3.5; P = 0.01) and husband education ≤ secondary level (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.3-4.2; P = 0.002) were associated with inadequacy of antenatal care.

Conclusions

Antenatal care showed a low coverage in Kassala, eastern Sudan. This low coverage was associated with high parity and low husband education.
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Metadata
Title
Use of antenatal care services in Kassala, eastern Sudan
Authors
Abdel Aziem A Ali
Mohammed M Osman
Ameer O Abbaker
Ishag Adam
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-10-67

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