Assessment of the Content and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in a Rural Community in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Halle-Ekane G
  • Obinchemti T
  • Nzang J
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Background: Pregnant women receive antenatal care (ANC) to ensure favorable pregnancy outcomes. Despite the high ANC coverage rate registered nationally in Cameroon; rural women, women with no formal education and those in the most deprived quintile still face difficulties in having access to quality ANC. The impact of the aforementioned factors on ANC use in the Muea Health Area (MHA) is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of women attending ANC and the factors influencing ANC attendance in the MHA. Materials and Methods: This was a community based, analytical, cross sectional survey that involved pregnant women and women with children less than two years old who gave an informed consent or assent. Data were collected using a semi structured questionnaire. EPI info Version 7 and Stat Pac for Windows version 12© 1998-2011 (Stat Pac Inc, Bloomington, USA) were used for data analysis.

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Halle-Ekane, G. E., Obinchemti, T. E., Nzang, J.-L. N., Mokube, N. M., Njie, M. M., Njamen, T. N., & Nasah, B. T. (2014). Assessment of the Content and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in a Rural Community in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 04(14), 846–856. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2014.414119

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