Background: The high maternal death burden in developing countries when compared to the developed could be attributed to differences in use of antenatal and skilled delivery care.
Aim: To assess the differences in utilization of antenatal and delivery services in urban and rural communities of Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study design was used. Two stage (cluster) sampling technique was used to select 660 women in 4 of 13 local government areas in the state. The respondents were women who were permanent residents of communities and have delivered in last one year. Outcome measure was good utilization of antenatal and delivery services and was assessed by proportion of respondents who obtained antenatal and delivery from a skilled provider and also made at least four antenatal visits.
Results: The mean age of respondents was urban, 29.6 ± 6.2 and rural, 28.6 ± 5.1 years. Majority in urban, 51.8% utilized tertiary health facility for antenatal care while in rural, 77.9% used primary health centers (P < 0.001). Comparable proportions in urban, (77.3%) and rural, (79.1%) had good use of antenatal and delivery services (P = 0.572). Predictors of good use of antenatal and delivery services in urban included having one child (AOR = 4.8; 95%C1: 1.4--17.0), having attained tertiary education, (AOR = 2.6; 95%C1: 1.2--5.5), being in low socioeconomic class, (AOR = 0.4; 95%C1: 0.2--0.7), and having good knowledge of danger signs, (AOR = 2.6; 95%C1: 1.3--5.4). In rural, predictors included having one child, (AOR = 2.8; 95%C1:1.1--7.1), being unmarried, (AOR = 0.3; 95%C1: 0.1--0.9), and having good knowledge of danger signs (AOR = 3.7; 95%C1: 1.8--7.5).
Conclusion: Utilization of antenatal and delivery services in health facilities in study area was high but there is room for improvement. There is need to plan specific interventions aimed at improving utilization of maternal health services by some groups like urban poor and unmarried mothers, especially teenagers. Emphasis should also be placed on improving community understanding of danger signs of pregnancy.
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