PMID: 18705429Aug 19, 2008Paper

Determinants of antenatal booking time in a South-Western Nigeria setting

West African Journal of Medicine
A B AdeyemiM Ofili

Abstract

Utilisation of antenatal services and early booking are important factors in the reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity and these are influenced negatively by social, cultural and religions factors. To determine factors that influence the booking time in South Western Nigeria with the intention of identifying areas needing educational intervention. A descriptive cross-sectional study of 327 antenatal patients done between January to March 2005. Using both structured and semi-structured questionnaires information were collected on the socio-demographic and complete medical history. Two hundred and forty-six (90.4%) out of the 272 women who met the inclusion criteria were interviewed. The mean (SD) age of patients was 30.47 (5.52) years, of which 60% of the mothers were educated beyond secondary school level and 44.3% of the patients booked late. Late booking was thrice as common in multiparae as in nulliparae. Variables that were significantly associated with time of booking included educational level of the husband (P = 0.005), parity (P = 0.012), previous miscarriage (P < 0.001) and medical problem in the index pregnancy. Stepwise regression analysis showed the latter two factors as predictors of booking time. (Beta of ...Continue Reading

Citations

Nov 8, 2011·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Bola OlaRajeev Krishnadas
Feb 27, 2013·Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research·R OnohAk Onyebuchi

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