Prevalence and factors associated with underutilization of antenatal care services in Nigeria: A comparative study of rural and urban residences based on the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey.

Emmanuel Olorunleke AdewuyiAsa AutaVishnu KhanalOlasunkanmi David BamideleCynthia Pomaa AkuokoKazeem AdefemiSamson Joseph TapshakYun Zhao

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Rural-urban differences exist in the use of ANC services, and to varying degrees, factors associated with underuse of ANC in Nigeria. Interventions aimed at addressing factors identified in this study may help to improve the utilization of ANC services both in rural and urban Nigeria. Such interventions need to focus more on reducing socioeconomic, geographic and regional disparities in access to ANC in Nigeria.

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