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Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic

The prevalence of late antenatal care (ANC) booking in Malaysia is higher than the target set by the Ministry of Health (20%). First ANC is suggested to be conducted within 12 gestation weeks. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors of late booking of ANC among pregnant women in Se...

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Main Authors: Lim, Poh ying, Nasir, Faizah, Lee, Khuan, Ahmad, Norliza
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Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107951/
https://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/1790
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1079512024-09-26T04:43:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107951/ Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic Lim, Poh ying Nasir, Faizah Lee, Khuan Ahmad, Norliza The prevalence of late antenatal care (ANC) booking in Malaysia is higher than the target set by the Ministry of Health (20%). First ANC is suggested to be conducted within 12 gestation weeks. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors of late booking of ANC among pregnant women in Sepang, Selangor. A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire on 492 pregnant women in the first, second, and third trimesters was conducted randomly at government health clinics. The prevalence of late ANC booking was 27.6% (136). Multiple logistic regression showed that poor knowledge (AOR = 1.604, 95% CI:1.022,2.517, P-value = 0.040), higher parity (AOR = 1.225, 95% CI:1.003,1.495, P-value = 0.046), previous experience of spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD, AOR = 2.855, 95% CI:1.227,6.645, P-value = 0.015) and did not have experience on delivery (AOR = 2.906, 95% CI:1.147,7.364, P-value = 0.025) associated with late ANC booking. The prevalence of late ANC booking in this study was higher than MOH targeted, therefore it is suggested to devise the appropriate program to improve knowledge and awareness of the targeted high-risk population. Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2023 Article PeerReviewed Lim, Poh ying and Nasir, Faizah and Lee, Khuan and Ahmad, Norliza (2023) Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 23 (2). pp. 47-54. ISSN 1675-0306 https://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/1790 10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1790
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description The prevalence of late antenatal care (ANC) booking in Malaysia is higher than the target set by the Ministry of Health (20%). First ANC is suggested to be conducted within 12 gestation weeks. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors of late booking of ANC among pregnant women in Sepang, Selangor. A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire on 492 pregnant women in the first, second, and third trimesters was conducted randomly at government health clinics. The prevalence of late ANC booking was 27.6% (136). Multiple logistic regression showed that poor knowledge (AOR = 1.604, 95% CI:1.022,2.517, P-value = 0.040), higher parity (AOR = 1.225, 95% CI:1.003,1.495, P-value = 0.046), previous experience of spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD, AOR = 2.855, 95% CI:1.227,6.645, P-value = 0.015) and did not have experience on delivery (AOR = 2.906, 95% CI:1.147,7.364, P-value = 0.025) associated with late ANC booking. The prevalence of late ANC booking in this study was higher than MOH targeted, therefore it is suggested to devise the appropriate program to improve knowledge and awareness of the targeted high-risk population.
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author Lim, Poh ying
Nasir, Faizah
Lee, Khuan
Ahmad, Norliza
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Nasir, Faizah
Lee, Khuan
Ahmad, Norliza
Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
author_facet Lim, Poh ying
Nasir, Faizah
Lee, Khuan
Ahmad, Norliza
author_sort Lim, Poh ying
title Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
title_short Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
title_full Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic
title_sort factors associated with late booking of antenatal care among pregnant women during covid-19 pandemic
publisher Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107951/
https://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/1790
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