Magnitude of optimal access to ANC and its predictors in Ethiopia: Multilevel mixed effect analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional survey.
Wubshet Debebe NegashTadele Biresaw BelachewSamrawit Mihret FeteneBanchilay AddisTsegaw Amare BaykedaAtitegeb Abera KidieAbel EndawkieAlebachew Ferede ZegeyeTadesse Tarik TamirSisay Maru WubanteElsa Awoke FentieDesale Bihonegn AsmamawPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The study concludes that in Ethiopia, optimal access to ANC was low. The study identified that both individual and community level factors were predictors for optimal ANC access. Therefore, the Ethiopian government should intensify extensive education on ANC in a comprehensive way. Moreover, especial attention from the Ethiopian ministry of health for those women who reported distance as a big problem and for rural resident women is mandatory.