The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mashalla, Yohana J.

The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

dc.contributor.author	Mashalla, Yohana J.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-26T12:28:47Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-26T12:28:47Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06-15
dc.description.abstract	Background: There are recent efforts made to eliminate inequalities in the utilisation of basic health care services. More emphasis is given for improvement of health in developing countries including maternal and child health. However, disparities for the fast-growing population of urban poor are masked by the urban averages. The aim of this paper is to report on the findings of antenatal care adequacy among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: This was a quantitative and cross-sectional community based study design which employed a stratified two-stage cluster sampling technique to determine the sample. Data was collected using structured questionnaire administered to 870 women aged 15–49 years. Weighted ‘backward selection’logistic regression models were employed to identify predictors of adequacy of antenatal care. Results: Majority of slum residents did not have adequate antenatal care services with only 50.3, 20.2 and 11.0 % of the slum resident women initiated antenatal care early, received adequate antenatal care service contents and had overall adequate antenatal care services respectively. Educational status and place of ANC visits were important determinant factors for adequacy of ANC in the study area. Women with secondary and above educational status were 2.7 times more likely to receive overall adequate care compared to those with no formal education. Similarly, clients of private healthcare facilities were 2.2 times respectively more likely to receive overall adequate antenatal care compared to those clients of public healthcare facilities. Conclusion: In order to improve ANC adequacy in the study area, the policy-making, planning, and implementation processes should address the poor adequacy of ANC among the disadvantaged groups in particular and the slum residents in general.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bayou, Y.T., Mashalla, Y.S. and Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G., 2016. The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 16(1), pp.1-10.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	DOI 10.1186/s12884-016-0930-z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/807
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BMC pregnancy and childbirth	en_US
dc.subject	Addis Ababa	en_US
dc.subject	Adequacy of antenatal care	en_US
dc.subject	Slum residents	en_US
dc.title	The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US