Sub-national analysis and determinants of numbers of antenatal care contacts in Nigeria: assessing the compliance with the WHO recommended standard guidelines.
Adeniyi Francis FagbamigbeOlugbenga OlaseindeVincent SetlharePublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
Compliance with WHO guidelines on the minimum number of ANC contacts in Nigeria is poor. Thus, Nigeria has a long walk to attaining sustainable development goal's targets on child and maternal health. We recommend that the maternal and child health programmers should review existing policies and develop new policies to adopt, implement and tackle the challenges of adherence to the WHO recommended minimum of 8 ANC contacts. Women's education, socioeconomic status and adequate mobilization of families should be prioritized. There is a need for urgent intervention to narrow the identified inequalities and substantial disparities in the characteristics of pregnant women across the regions and states.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- birth weight
- clinical practice
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- body mass index
- preterm birth
- risk assessment
- chronic pain
- weight loss
- climate change
- human health
- glycemic control
- health insurance
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk