Time to antenatal care booking and its predictors among pregnant women in East Africa: a Weibull gamma shared frailty model using a recent demographic and health survey
Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega · 2024
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Description
Abel Endawkie and a large team of co-authors measured in 2024 how late pregnant women in East Africa book their first care visit. Global guidance says that visit should come by twelve weeks of pregnancy. The team drew on a recent health survey covering 86,662 women across the region. Statistical models sorted which traits sped up or slowed down booking.
The middle booking time was about four months, well past the guidance. Schooling helped: women and husbands with more education booked earlier, as did richer households and literate communities. A past surgical birth also sped booking. An unwanted pregnancy, by contrast, delayed it. The authors urge stronger efforts on schooling and economic support to pull booking times earlier.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |