Utilization of Focused Antenatal Care among Expectant Women in Murang'a County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKiplangat, Titus Mutai
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, George Ochieng
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T05:55:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-01T05:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractFocused Antenatal Care (FANC) is crucial to improving maternal and infant health. Despite the Government of Kenya' efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities, these conditions prevail in Murunga. The current study examined how individual, organizational, and policy factors influence the utilization of focused antenatal care services amongst women in the Gatanga sub-county, Murang'a County, Kenya. The cross-sectional survey data was collected between June and July 2019 from three sampled wards. A structured questionnaire was administered to 334 women of reproductive age, aged 18 years and above, who delivered within the past one year or above 38 weeks of gestation. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests at a 5% level of significance were done using SPSS version 22. The findings indicated that 37.3% of respondents do not utilize FANC services. Level of education (X2 (3) = 16.05; p < 0.05), occupation (X2 (3) = 16.50; p < 0.05), level of income (X2 (4) = 15.53; p < 0.05), time taken to the facility (X2 (3) = 34.72; p < 0.05), and waiting time (X2 (3) = 14.17; p < 0.05) were found to significantly influence utilization of FANC services. Therefore, women should be empowered through education and economic activities to remain financially independent. The government should also improve access to health care, especially in rural areas, by building new health facilities to improve the utilization of FANC services. Besides, more health care providers should be employed to reduce the waiting time at the facility.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiplangat Titus Mutai et al. Utilization of focused antenatal care among expectant women in Murang'a County, Kenya. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021;39(23). 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.23.26339en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/39/23/full/
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27702
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherajolen_US
dc.subjectFocused antenatal careen_US
dc.subjectutilizationen_US
dc.subjectGatangaen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleUtilization of Focused Antenatal Care among Expectant Women in Murang'a County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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