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Number of antenatal care visits and associated factors among reproductive age women in Sub-Saharan Africa using recent demographic and health survey data from 2008–2019: A multilevel negative binomial regression model

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  • Fetene Getnet Gebeyehu
  • Bisrat Misganaw Geremew
  • Aysheshim Kassahun Belew
  • Melkamu Aderajew Zemene

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Background: Antenatal care is one of the best strategies for maternal and neonatal mortality reduction. There is a paucity of evidence on the mean number of ANC visits and associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed to investigate the mean number of ANC visits and associated factors among reproductive-age women in Sub-Saharan Africa using the Demographic and Health Survey conducted from 2008 to 2019. Method: A total of 256,425 weighted numbers of women who gave birth five years before the survey were included. We used STATA version 14 for data management and analysis. A multilevel negative binomial regression model was fitted. Finally, the Adjusted Incident Rate Ratio (AIRR) with its 95% CI confidence interval was reported. Statistical significance was declared at P-value

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  • Fetene Getnet Gebeyehu & Bisrat Misganaw Geremew & Aysheshim Kassahun Belew & Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, 2022. "Number of antenatal care visits and associated factors among reproductive age women in Sub-Saharan Africa using recent demographic and health survey data from 2008–2019: A multilevel negative binomial regression model," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0001180
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001180
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