Factors associated with first antenatal care (ANC) attendance within 12 weeks of pregnancy among women in Lira City, Northern Uganda: a facility-based cross-sectional study.
Walter AcupMarc Sam OpolloBetty Nancy AkulloMarvin MusinguziEustes KigingoBosco OpioAmir KabungaPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Despite the fact that the WHO recommends that all women begin ANC within 12 weeks after conception, Lira City in Northern Uganda had a low overall incidence of timely ANC initiation. Being unmarried, distance to reach a health facility, and being visited by village health teams or healthcare workers at home were all linked to timely ANC commencement. As a result, intervention efforts should concentrate on the highlighted determinants in order to promote ANC initiation in Lira City, Northern Uganda. This can be accomplished by providing information and education to the community on the timing and necessity of ANC in Northern Uganda.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- public health
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- health information
- quality improvement
- randomized controlled trial
- pregnant women
- preterm birth
- palliative care
- gestational age
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- long term care
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- cervical cancer screening
- human health
- health promotion
- breast cancer risk
- affordable care act