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    UTILIZATION OF EIGHT ANTENATAL CARE CONTACTS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG POSTNATAL WOMEN IN GURAGE ZONE, CENTERAL ETHIOPIA, 2024
    (WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2025-04) AMINAT ALI
    Background: Antenatal care refers to the care provided by skilled healthcare professionals to a woman from the start of her pregnancy until the onset of labor. It serves as a gateway for pregnant women in order to receive a broad range of health promotion and preventive services, including screening for warning signs during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. However, there is limited evidence on the utilization of the recent eight ANC contacts. Objective: To assess the utilization of eight ANC contacts and associated factors among postnatal women in Gurage zone, Central, Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Gurage Zone Hospital from February 23 to May 22, 2024, using consecutive sampling technique. A pretested structured questionnaire was employed via face-to-face interview and collected data was entered into EpiData version 4.6. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 25. Binary logistic regression was applied to assess association between the dependent and independent variables with a p-value below 0.05 was used to define statistical significance. The analyzed data was presented in frequency, percentage, mean, tables and figures. Results: A total of 392 pregnant women were included with response rate of 93%. The mean age of participants was 28 (SD +5). Overall, 147 (37.5 %; 95% CI:32.5 -42.5%) pregnant women had completed eight ANC contacts. Up on multivariable logistic regression model, age Conclusion: Eight ANC contact utilization is found to be low the national of reaching every pregnant woman and associated with age, residence, gestational age, knowledge of mother on 8 ANC contacts, perceived barriers, perceived cue to action, and ANC satisfaction. These findings help health care programmers and policymakers to introduce appropriate policies and programs to ensure increase the coverage of eight ANC contact.