Barriers and associated factors for adequate antenatal care among Afghan women in Iran; findings from a community-based survey

Barriers and associated factors for adequate antenatal care among Afghan women in Iran; findings from a community-based survey

Abstract Background Almost a third of Afghan women living in Iran are at childbearing age. Antenatal care (ANC) is an inextricable part of healthy pregnancy and could prevent the adverse birth outcomes. Almost 97% of Iranian expectant women are receiving adequate ANC (4 or more visits). However, the...

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Main Authors: Omid Dadras, Fateme Dadras, Ziba Taghizade, Seyedahmad Seyedalinaghi, Masako Ono-Kihara, Masahiro Kihara, Takeo Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Antenatal care
Access
Refugee and immigrant
Afghan women
Iran
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03121-5

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