Determinants of Late Initiation for First Antenatal Care Visit Among Pregnant Women in Public Health Institutions, Dale District, Southern Ethiopia; Unmatched Case Control Study

Abstract

Late initiation to first ANC visit is the predominant problem in most developing countries including Ethiopia. Despite antenatal care services being provided for free of charge in Ethiopia, significant number of pregnancy women seek first ANC visit lately. According to EDHS 2016, about 80% of pregnant women had first ANC visits lately. This study tried to assess predictors of late initiation for Antenatal care visit Among Pregnant Women in Public Health Institutions’ Dale District, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.