Journal article
A New Measurement for Optimal Antenatal Care: Determinants and Outcomes in Cameroon
Abstract
A combined measure of optimal antenatal care can provide more information on the role it plays in maternal health. Our objectives were to investigate the determinants of a measure of optimal antenatal care and the associated pregnancy outcomes. Data on 7,557 women taken from the 2004 Demographic and Health Survey in Cameroon were used to develop a new measurement of optimal antenatal care based on four indicators: at least four visits, first …
Authors
Mbuagbaw LCE; Gofin R
Journal
Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 1427–1434
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.1007/s10995-010-0707-3
ISSN
1092-7875