Noncompliance with the WHO’s Recommended Eight Antenatal Care Visits among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis

Noncompliance with the WHO’s Recommended Eight Antenatal Care Visits among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis

Background. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a minimum of eight antenatal care (ANC) visits for positive pregnancy outcomes. This study examined the prevalence of noncompliance with 8+ ANCvisits and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods. We used data from...

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Main Authors:	Emmanuel Kolawole Odusina, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Sanni Yaya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:	BioMed Research International
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6696829

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