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      <JournalTitle>African Journal of Health Economics</JournalTitle>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
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        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Review &amp; Research</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Predictors of Antenatal Care Utilization from Primary HealthCare Centers in Eight rural communities in Delta State, Nigeria.</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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          <FirstName>Rolle</FirstName>
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      <Abstract>In this study, we examined the socio-demographic factors that influence early timing of Antenatal care (ANC) visits and a minimum of four ANC visits in Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in eight randomly selected rural communities in Ughelli North LGA, Delta State Southern Nigeria. The study adopted a community-based cross-sectional household survey design that employed structured questionnaire to elicit information from 900 women within the reproductive ages (15-49 years). Extracted data were analyzed with Stata version 13.0 for windows. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. The results revealed that 53.1% (435/819) women with recent birth utilized ANC from PHCs. Predictive factors for early timing in ANC visits in PHCs were employment status of women [aOR: 19.15, ρ =0.04], Prior experience with pregnancy-related complications [aOR: 638.95, ρ = 0.00], Walking for at least 60 minutes to the nearest health center [aOR: 0.11, ρ = 0.02] and at least five birth [aOR: 8.35, ρ = 0.04]. Predictive factors for a minimum of four ANC visits in PHCs were Walking for at least 60 minutes to the nearest health center [aOR: 0.001, ρ = 0.00], rating quality of care in the nearest healthcare center as good [aOR: 26.78, ρ = 0.00] and excellent [aOR: 1,527.95, ρ = 0.00] and reporting at least secondary educational qualification [aOR: 10.47, ρ = 0.07]. The odds for making early ANC visits [aoR: 0.09, ρ = 0.00] and a minimum of four ANC visits in PHCs [aOR: 0.24, ρ = 0.05] were respectively 91% and 76% significantly less likely for respondents drawn from set of communities without PHCs in reference to those from set of communities with PHCs.We conclude that efforts design to improve ANC utilization from PHCs should focus on distance barriers, poor quality of care and expand educational opportunities for women in the study area.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Key Words: Predictors, Antenatal care, Utilization, Primary Healthcare Centers, Rural communities, Delta State, Nigeria.</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://ajhe.org.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=6440&amp;title=Predictors of Antenatal Care Utilization from Primary HealthCare Centers in Eight rural communities in Delta State, Nigeria.</Abstract>
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