Factors associated with underutilization of antenatal care services in Indonesia: results of Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey 2002/2003 and 2007

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Michael J Dibley¹  Christiana R Titaley¹  Christine L Roberts² 

[1] Sydney School of Public Health, Edward Ford Building (A27), University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia;The Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW 2065, St Leonards, NSW, Australia;

关键词: Antenatal Care;    Maternal Education;    Antenatal Visit;    Population Attributable Risk;    Public Health Strategy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-485

 received in 2010-03-23, accepted in 2010-08-16,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAntenatal care aims to prevent maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. In Indonesia, at least four antenatal visits are recommended during pregnancy. However, this service has been underutilized. This study aimed to examine factors associated with underutilization of antenatal care services in Indonesia.MethodsWe used data from Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2002/2003 and 2007. Information of 26,591 singleton live-born infants of the mothers' most recent birth within five years preceding each survey was examined. Twenty-three potential risk factors were identified and categorized into four main groups, external environment, predisposing, enabling, and need factors. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between all potential risk factors and underutilization of antenatal services. The Population Attributable Risk (PAR) was calculated for selected significant factors associated with the outcome.ResultsFactors strongly associated with underutilization of antenatal care services were infants from rural areas and from outer Java-Bali region, infants from low household wealth index and with low maternal education level, and high birth rank infants with short birth interval of less than two years. Other associated factors identified included mothers reporting distance to health facilities as a major problem, mothers less exposed to mass media, and mothers reporting no obstetric complications during pregnancy. The PAR showed that 55% of the total risks for underutilization of antenatal care services were attributable to the combined low household wealth index and low maternal education level.ConclusionsStrategies to increase the accessibility and availability of health care services are important particularly for communities in rural areas. Financial support that enables mothers from poor households to use health services will be beneficial. Health promotion programs targeting mothers with low education are vital to increase their awareness about the importance of antenatal services.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Titaley et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010