Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea
Background: The first antenatal care (ANC1) is considered late if it is performed after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. In Guinea, this phenomenon remains under-analysed. Aim: The objective of this study is to analyse the trends and factors associated with the delay in performing the ANC1 in Guine...
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| author | Tiany Sidibe Mamadou Dioulde Balde Sadan Camra Ramata Diallo Bienvenu Salim Camara Karifa Kourouma Madeleine Toure Kaba Saran Keita Fanta Barry Maimouna Balde |
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| description | Background: The first antenatal care (ANC1) is considered late if it is performed after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. In Guinea, this phenomenon remains under-analysed.
Aim: The objective of this study is to analyse the trends and factors associated with the delay in performing the ANC1 in Guinea from 2007 to 2018.
Setting: This study was conducted in Guinea.
Methods: A secondary analysis of the 2012 and 2018 Demographic and Health Surveys in Guinea was conducted. The study included women aged 15-49 years who gave birth in the five years prior to the surveys and had at least one ANC visit for their last child. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associated factors using Stata 17.
Results: This study shows that in Guinea, out of 14 546 women, the overall proportion of the delay in performing the ANC1 between 2007 and 2018 was 73%. The trend of this proportion decreased from 86% in 2007 to 61% in 2010, from 85% in 2013 to 61% in 2016; however, it increased from 61% in 2010 to 85% in 2013 and from 66% in 2016 to 76% in 2018. The factors associated with the delay in performing the ANC1 were: being aged 35–49 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.69); Living in a poor household (AOR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.64–2.13), living in Boké (AOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.58–2.87), and N’zerekore (AOR: 4.97; 95% CI: 3.58–6.91).
Conclusion: We recommend stepping up door-to-door awareness-raising activities by community relays and ensuring that the policy of free antenatal care in Guinea is effective.
Contribution: This study shows a very high prevalence of delay in the ANC1 in Guinea influenced by many factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac90f4bdb8774fb4a85c458d4199cd632025-02-11T13:24:50ZengAOSISJournal of Public Health in Africa2038-99222038-99302025-01-01161e1e810.4102/jphia.v16i1.502789Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in GuineaTiany Sidibe0Mamadou Dioulde Balde1Sadan Camra2Ramata Diallo3Bienvenu Salim Camara4Karifa Kourouma5Madeleine Toure6Kaba Saran Keita7Fanta Barry8Maimouna Balde9Department of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryDepartment of Public Health, Center for Research in Reproductive Health in Guinea, ConakryBackground: The first antenatal care (ANC1) is considered late if it is performed after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. In Guinea, this phenomenon remains under-analysed. Aim: The objective of this study is to analyse the trends and factors associated with the delay in performing the ANC1 in Guinea from 2007 to 2018. Setting: This study was conducted in Guinea. Methods: A secondary analysis of the 2012 and 2018 Demographic and Health Surveys in Guinea was conducted. The study included women aged 15-49 years who gave birth in the five years prior to the surveys and had at least one ANC visit for their last child. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associated factors using Stata 17. Results: This study shows that in Guinea, out of 14 546 women, the overall proportion of the delay in performing the ANC1 between 2007 and 2018 was 73%. The trend of this proportion decreased from 86% in 2007 to 61% in 2010, from 85% in 2013 to 61% in 2016; however, it increased from 61% in 2010 to 85% in 2013 and from 66% in 2016 to 76% in 2018. The factors associated with the delay in performing the ANC1 were: being aged 35–49 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.69); Living in a poor household (AOR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.64–2.13), living in Boké (AOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.58–2.87), and N’zerekore (AOR: 4.97; 95% CI: 3.58–6.91). Conclusion: We recommend stepping up door-to-door awareness-raising activities by community relays and ensuring that the policy of free antenatal care in Guinea is effective. Contribution: This study shows a very high prevalence of delay in the ANC1 in Guinea influenced by many factors.https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/502trendsassociated factorsdelay in first antenatal careguineadhs. |
| spellingShingle | Tiany Sidibe Mamadou Dioulde Balde Sadan Camra Ramata Diallo Bienvenu Salim Camara Karifa Kourouma Madeleine Toure Kaba Saran Keita Fanta Barry Maimouna Balde Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea Journal of Public Health in Africa trends associated factors delay in first antenatal care guinea dhs. |
| title | Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea |
| title_full | Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea |
| title_fullStr | Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea |
| title_short | Trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in Guinea |
| title_sort | trends and factors associated with delays in the first prenatal consultation in guinea |
| topic | trends associated factors delay in first antenatal care guinea dhs. |
| url | https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/502 |
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