Magnitude of Late ANC Booking and its Determinant Factors among Pregnant Women Attended Public Health Centers and Private Clinic in Artuma Fursi District, Amhara Regional State, Special Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia 2017

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy period is the most crucial time to determine the healthy life of a woman and whole families. It is a vital period to promote healthy behaviors and parenting skills. In Ethiopia only 34 % of women received antenatal care service at least once for their last birth. Only 11% of women had taken their first antenatal care (ANC) visit before the second trimester. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional survey was conducted from May 1-30, 2017. All pregnant women who had attended to two public health centers and one private clinic for ANC follow up were recruited by simple random sampling method. Particularly, lottery method was used to recruit participants in to the study. Data were collected using pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to analyze the data by using IBM SPSS statics version 20.0.