Quality of antenatal care services received by women of reproductive age prior to delivery in selected public health facilities in the northern zone of Ghana

M Boah, EA Abanga, MN Adokiya - BMC Health Services Research, 2024 - Springer
Background Over the past two decades, antenatal care (ANC) coverage has increased in
most settings across low-and middle-income countries, including Ghana. However …

Quality of antenatal care services in Afghanistan: findings from the national survey 2022–2023

E Tawfiq, MH Stanikzai, Z Anwary, K Akbari… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2025 - Springer
Background The optimum use of antenatal care (ANC) services can reduce pregnancy-
related complications and deaths. However, there is limited information on the quality of …

Contents of antenatal care services in Afghanistan: findings from the national health survey 2018

MH Stanikzai, E Tawfiq, M Jafari, AW Wasiq… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Maternal and newborn mortality is a public health concern in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), including Afghanistan, where the evolving socio-political …

Determinants of quality antenatal care use in Kenya: Insights from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

JB Asiimwe, A Namulema, Q Sserwanja… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Provision of quality antenatal care (ANC) is important to reduce maternal and newborn
fatalities worldwide. However, the use of quality ANC by women of reproductive age and …

[PDF][PDF] Deconstructing rural/urban and socioeconomic differentials in quality of antenatal care in Ghana

PA Afulani - Annals of Global Health, 2015 - account.annalsofglobalhealth.org
Background: Approximately 800 women die of pregnancy-related complications every day.
Over half of these deaths occur in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). Most maternal deaths can be …

An assessment of the quality of antenatal care and pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Ghana

S Amponsah-Tabi, ET Dassah, GO Asubonteng… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is imperative to decreasing adverse pregnancy outcomes
and their related maternal mortality. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, increases in ANC …

Quality of antenatal care services in the Birim North District of Ghana: contribution of the community-based health planning and services program

S Naariyong, KC Poudel, M Rahman… - Maternal and child …, 2012 - Springer
To compare the quality of antenatal care (ANC) between Community-based Health Planning
and Services (CHPS) and non-CHPS areas in the Birim North District of Ghana. A cross …

Quality of antenatal care in Zambia: a national assessment

NNA Kyei, C Chansa, S Gabrysch - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2012 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the recommended interventions to reduce
maternal and neonatal mortality. Yet in most Sub-Saharan African countries, high rates of …

Determinants of timing, adequacy and quality of antenatal care in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study using demographic and health surveys data

G Uwimana, M Elhoumed, MA Gebremedhin… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is a recommended intervention to lessen maternal and
neonatal mortality. The increased rate in ANC coverage in most Sub-Saharan African …

Poor coverage and quality for poor women: Inequalities in quality antenatal care in nine East African countries

FT Bobo, A Asante, M Woldie… - Health Policy and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The use of quality antenatal care (ANC) improves maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Ensuring equity in access to quality maternal health services is a priority agenda in low-and …