Mekonnen Aychiluhim
Ethiopia
Research Article
Focused Antenatal Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors in Dejen and Aneded Districts, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s): Teshome Getachew, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir and Mekonnen AychiluhimTeshome Getachew, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir and Mekonnen Aychiluhim
Background: Focused antenatal care considers every pregnant woman at high risk for developing pregnancyrelated complications. Hence, all pregnant women should receive at least four antenatal visits to early identify the complications and intervene accordingly. Therefore, this study attempted to assess focused antenatal care service utilization and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last 2 years prior to the study in Dejen and Aneded districts, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on mothers who gave birth in the last 2 years in 2013. Multistage sampling was used to get the total sample size of 521. Pre-tested structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. The data were entered and cleaned by using Epi info version 6 and exported to SPSS version 16.0 software package for analysis. Results: A total of 509 mother.. View More»
