Uptake of Antenatal Care Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Mandera County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Ismail Adow | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-23T12:17:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-23T12:17:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
| dc.description | A Research Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Disease Control) in the School of Public Health and Applied Human Sciences of Kenyatta University, May 2021. Supervisors 1. Isaac Mwanzo 2. Prof. Okello Agina | |
| dc.description.abstract | Antenatal care necessitates early treatment of pregnancy complications as well as the prevention of morbidity and mortality in both the mother and the fetus. The new WHO ANC model recommends eight visits with initial visit to take place before gestational age of 12 weeks. Only 37% of women of reproductive age in Mandera County received at least four times over the course of the pregnancy considerably lower than the national rate of 58%. Additionally, 51% received ANC once compared to 96% nationally. There is limited literature on the reasons behind the low uptake of ANC in this County. The study assessed uptake of ANC and associated factors in Mandera County. The study adopted a cross-sectional design utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approach. Mandera South sub-County was randomly selected out of the Six Sub-Counties, which are homogenous in nature. A total of 348 respondents were sampled using stratified and simple random sampling methods. The information was collected using questionnaires, KII and FGD. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS. version 25. Descriptive analysis conducted and reported in frequencies and percentages. With a statistical significance threshold of… | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/32958 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Uptake of Antenatal Care Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Mandera County, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |