Research from Ahmadu Bello University Yields New Findings on Antenatal Care [Predictors of delayed Antenatal Care (ANC) visits in Nigeria: secondary…

Research from Ahmadu Bello University Yields New Findings on Antenatal Care [Predictors of delayed Antenatal Care (ANC) visits in Nigeria: secondary analysis of 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)]

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- New research on Obstetrics - Antenatal Care is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Zaria, Nigeria, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "Antenatal Care (ANC) is an important component of maternal health and covers a wide range of activities with huge potential benefits for positive pregnancy out comes. However, large proportions of women do initiate ANC early resulting in adverse consequences."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Ahmadu Bello University, "The study utilized the nationally-representative sample of women of reproductive age interviewed during the 2013 Nigeria DHS. Analysis was restricted to 20, 467 women aged 15-49 years who had a live birth in the five-year period prior to the survey. Multinomial logistic regression was performed using Stata v13 to determine significant factors related to timing of initiation of ANC. Relative risk ratio (RRR) was used to assess the strength of association between independent and dependent variables. Overall, 27%, 62% and 12% of women initiated ANC in the first, second and third trimesters respectively. In both the two model, the findings reveal that maternal education, level of media exposure, region and place of residence are the uniform predictors of initiation of ANC; having health insurance is a significant predictor of third trimester ANC initiation relative to first to first trimester only. Within the categories of household wealth, levels of participation in household decision-making and region some categories are significant predictors while others are not. Maternal education, level of media exposure, region and place of residence are the uniform and consistent predictors of delay in ANC initiation."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "This suggests that girl-child education, universal health coverage and universal health insurance could be the interventions required to improve service utilization and maternal health."

For more information on this research see: Predictors of delayed Antenatal Care (ANC) visits in Nigeria: secondary analysis of 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017;26():124.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A.A. Aliyu, Dept. of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Keywords for this news article include: Zaria, Africa, Nigeria, Obstetrics, Antenatal Care, Women's Health, Health Insurance.

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