Open AccessRegional variation in utilization of Antenatal care services in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Author(s) -
Satyendra Nath Ponna,
Venkata Prasad Upadrasta,
JJ Babu Geddam,
Shankar Reddy Dudala,
Renuka Sadasivuni,
Hemalatha Bathina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.220024
Subject(s) - medicine , outreach , environmental health , logistic regression , health facility , public health , health care , government (linguistics) , socioeconomics , health services , population , economic growth , nursing , linguistics , economics , philosophy , sociology
Delivery of maternal health care services is a major challenge to the health system in developing countries. Provision of antenatal care (ANC) services is the major function of public health delivery system in India to improve maternal health outcomes and its impact on maternal morbidity and mortality. Studies are lack in documenting variation in utilization of ANC services between geographical regions of Andhra Pradesh (AP).