Time to first antenatal care visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia: secondary analysis of EDHS 2016; application of AFT shared frailty models.
Kenaw Derebe FentawSetegn Muche FentaHailegebrael Birhan BiresawSolomon Sisay MulugetaPublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2021)
The median time of the first ANC visit for pregnant women was 5 months. From different candidate models, Inverse Gaussian shared frailty model with Weibull baseline is an appropriate approach for analyzing time to first ANC visit of pregnant women data than without frailty model. It is essential that maternal and child health policies and strategies better target women's development and design and implement interventions aimed at increasing the timely activation of prenatal care by pregnant women. The researchers also recommend using more powerful designs (such as cohorts) for the research to establish timeliness and reduce death.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- community dwelling
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pain management
- physical activity
- affordable care act
- electronic health record
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- deep learning
- chronic pain
- data analysis
- preterm birth
- breast cancer risk