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The burden and predictors of late antenatal booking in a rural setting in Ghana.

Charlotte Afful OduroDouglas Aninng Opoku AnningJoseph OsarfoAdam FuseiniAma Asamaniwa AttuaEfua Owusu-AnsahShamwill IssahAugustine BarfiEphraim Foanor KwadzodehAliyu Mohammed
Published in: Nursing open (2022)
The prevalence of late accessing antenatal care booking among study participants was 44.8% (73/163). About 79.1% (129/163) of them had adequate knowledge of accessing antenatal care services. Maternal age of 35-49 years (AOR: 8.53, 95% CI: 2.41-30.12), participants whose partners had no formal education (AOR: 3.43, 95% CI: 1.03-11.39) and participants with adequate knowledge about accessing antenatal care services (AOR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.07-0.62) were associated with late booking for accessing antenatal care services among study participants.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • pregnant women
  • preterm birth
  • quality improvement
  • affordable care act
  • palliative care
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • pain management
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  • body mass index
  • south africa
  • chronic pain
  • weight loss