DELAY on first antenatal care visit and its associated factors among pregnant women in public health facilities of Debre Markos town North West Ethiopia

摘要

BackgroundDelay on timely initiation of antenatal care has a great impact on adverse pregnancy out comes. However, evidences in Ethiopia revealed that majority of pregnant mothers did not start their first visit as recommrnded by WHO. The aim of this study was to assess delay and associated factors of first antenatal care visit among pregnant mothers at public health facilities of Debremarkos town, North West Ethiopia.