Background-Antenatal care offers pregnant women promotive, preventive and curative
services. Despite this, some pregnant women still don't access ANC at all while others don't …

Method Cross-sectional study design with mixed methods of interviewer administered
questionnaires, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Data was entered …

Background: High maternal and neonatal mortality persist in Benin Republic despite recent
improvements. Numerous women and newborns continue to suffer preventable deaths …

BACKGROUND: Antenatal care utilization is still low in Nigeria. This underutilization varies
from region to region and from state to state. This study assesses the factors that determine …

This study assessed the utilization pattern of Antenatal care with the view of identifying
demographic factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) among women of …

Aim: The study investigated the predictors of a minimum of four ANC visits and health facility
delivery among 900 women in eight rural communities in Delta State, Southern Nigeria …

Access to antenatal care services promotes safe motherhood and delivery. This study
identified factors influencing the utilization of antenatal care services and health facility …

The study aimed to assess the utilization of antenatal care services and its associated
factors among pregnant women in Eswatini. A cross-sectional study was adopted …

Background: Access to antenatal and delivery and post natal services in Benue state Nigeria
is less than recommended by the World Health Organization. The objective of the study was …

Background: A large proportion of women in the northern region of Nigeria do not utilise
antenatal care (ANC) services. As a result, the region has the worst maternal and child …