Higher Educational Attainment Associated with Optimal Antenatal Care Visits among Childbearing Women in Zambia

Frontiers in Public Health

Brian Muyunda¹ 

关键词: antenatal care;    education;    visits;    Zambia;    utilization;    pregnant women;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2016.00127

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveAttendance of at least four antenatal care (ANC) visits over the period of pregnancy has been accepted by World Health Organization to comprise the optimal and adequate standard of ANC because of its positive association with good maternal and neonatal outcomes during the prenatal period. Despite free ANC being provided, many pregnant women have been found not to meet this minimum number of ANC visits in Zambia. We investigated if educational attainment is associated with optimal ANC visits among childbearing women in Zambia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY