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Factors associated with four or more antenatal care services among pregnant women : a cross-sectional survey in eight South Central Coast provinces of Vietnam
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- Ha, Bui T. T. (author)
- Hanoi Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Reprod Hlth, 138 Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Tac, Pham V. (author)
- Minist Hlth, Dept Personnel & Org, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Duc, Duong M., 1984- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH),Hanoi Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Reprod Hlth, 138 Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Duong, Doan T. T. (author)
- Hanoi Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Reprod Hlth, 138 Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Thi, Le M. (author)
- Hanoi Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Reprod Hlth, 138 Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- 2015
- 2015
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In: International Journal of Women's Health. - 1179-1411. ; 7, s. 699-706
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Abstract
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- Background: In Vietnam, four or more antenatal care (ANC4+) visits/services among pregnant women have not been officially reported in the health system. Moreover, the factors associated with the use of ANC4+ services have not been studied in previous studies. In this study, we conducted an exploratory analysis to identify the rate of utilization of ANC4+ services and factors associated with use of ANC4+ services among pregnant women in rural areas of Vietnam.Methods: The study was conducted in eight provinces in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam between August 2013 and May 2014. A total of 907 women, who delivered in the past 1 year, participated in the study. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to examine the association between all potential factors and utilization of ANC4+ services.Results: The rate of utilization of ANC4+ services by women in eight South Central Coast provinces was 53.9%. Factors negatively associated with using ANC4+ services were belonging to ethnic minority groups having lower education, doing informal works, having lower income, having lower knowledge on ANC4+ services, and receiving no financial support from the husband. In particular, financial support from the husband was considered important in improving the use of ANC4+ services by women in rural areas.Conclusion: The study asserted an inadequacy for ANC4+ utilization and can contribute to missed opportunities to achieve better maternal outcomes for women in rural areas of Vietnam. The necessity of introducing ANC4+ services in the national guidelines on maternal health care should be disseminated to health policy-makers. Strategies to increase ANC4+ utilization should focus on knowledge improvement and on poor, low-income, and ethnic minority women.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- pregnant women
- antenatal care services
- ethnic minority
- male involvement
- South Central Coast provinces
- Vietnam
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- art (subject category)
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