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Factors Associated With Utilization Of Quality Antenatal Care: Asecondary Data Analysis Of Rwandan Demographic Health Survey 2020, Quraish Sserwanja, Lilian Nuwabaine, Ghislaine Gatasi, Julius N. Wandabwa, Milton W. Musaba
Factors Associated With Utilization Of Quality Antenatal Care: Asecondary Data Analysis Of Rwandan Demographic Health Survey 2020, Quraish Sserwanja, Lilian Nuwabaine, Ghislaine Gatasi, Julius N. Wandabwa, Milton W. Musaba
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Background
Over the last decade, progress in reducing maternal mortality in Rwanda has been slow, from 210 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015 to 203 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. Access to quality antenatal care (ANC) can substantially reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Several studies have investigated factors that influence the use of ANC, but information on its quality is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of quality antenatal care among pregnant women in Rwanda using a nationally representative sample.
Methods
We analyzed secondary data of 6,302 women aged 15–49 years who had given …