COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PERCEIVED QUALITY OF ANTENATAL SERVICES AMONG INSURED AND UNINSURED PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION, IN SOKOTO, NIGERIA.

Introduction: Access to quality antenatal care (ANC) is essential in reducing high maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-poor countries. One way of ensuring financial accessibility to high-quality ANC services is through health insurance. This study assessed the perceived quality of services among insured and uninsured pregnant women attending the ANC at a tertiary health institution in Sokoto, Nigeria.