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Socioeconomic inequality in timing of ANC visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2019

Article scientifique 2024 Anglais

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Background: Antenatal care (ANC) remains an invaluable approach to preventive care for ensuring maternal and infant health outcomes. Women in sub-Saharan Africa tend to delay their first antenatal care visits. In Ethiopia, only 20% of women received their first antenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy. Timely and appropriate antenatal care practices can potentially save the lives of both mothers and children. Understanding socioeconomic inequality in the timing of antenatal care visits and its determinants may contribute to tackling disparities and achieving the sustainable development goals for maternal health. Objective: This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequality in the timing of antenatal care visit. Method: Secondary data sourced from the Mini Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2019 were used for this study. A total of 2,906 pregnant women were included in the study, and concentration curves were used to show inequality among sociodemographic and economic variables. Decomposition analysis was performed to estimate the contribution of each independent variable to the inequality in the timing of antenatal care visits. Result: < 0.001). Based on decomposition analysis results, the wealth index (81.9%.), education status (22.29%), and region (0.0642%) were identified as contributing factors to the inequality in the timing of antenatal care visits among women. Conclusion: The wealth index, educational status, and region were significant contributors to inequality in the early initiation of antenatal care visit. Improving women's wealth and education and narrowing the inequality gap are crucial for improving the health status of women and their children. We should focus on interventions targeted at early antenatal care visit to address the determinants of socioeconomic inequities.

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Kidie, A., Asmamaw, D., Belachew, T., Fetene, S., Baykeda, T., Endawkie, A., Zegeye, A., Tamir, T., Wubante, S., Fentie, E., Negash, W., Addis, B. (2024). Socioeconomic inequality in timing of ANC visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1243433

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Atitegeb Abera Kidie Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw Tadele Biresaw Belachew Samrawit Mihret Fetene Tsegaw Amare Baykeda Abel Endawkie Alebachew Ferede Zegeye Tadesse Tarik Tamir Sisay Maru Wubante Elsa Awoke Fentie Wubshet Debebe Negash Banchilay Addis

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