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Clinical, provider and sociodemographic determinants of the number of antenatal visits in England and Wales

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  • Petrou, Stavros
  • Kupek, Emil
  • Vause, Sarah
  • Maresh, Michael

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The objective of this study was to measure the independent effects of clinical factors and non-clinical factors, such as provider and sociodemographic characteristics, on the number of antenatal visits made by women in England and Wales. The study was based on a survey of the secondary case records of 20,771 women with singleton pregnancies who were delivered between 1 August 1994 and 31 July 1995. The women in the survey attended one of nine maternity units in Northern England and North Wales selected within those areas to reflect geographical variations, as well as variations in the size and teaching status of the institution. A multivariate Poisson regression model was developed to examine differences in the number of antenatal visits made by women with different clinical and non-clinical characteristics. After controlling for non-clinical factors, primiparous women identified as high risk at booking made 1.0% more visits than primiparous women identified as low risk at booking (p=0.196). Multiparous women identified as high risk at booking made 3.5% more visits than their low risk counterparts (p

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  • Petrou, Stavros & Kupek, Emil & Vause, Sarah & Maresh, Michael, 2001. "Clinical, provider and sociodemographic determinants of the number of antenatal visits in England and Wales," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 52(7), pages 1123-1134, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:52:y:2001:i:7:p:1123-1134
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    1. Rana Ejaz Ali Khan & Muhammad Ali Raza, 2016. "Utilization of prenatal-care in India: an evidence from IDHS," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 18(1), pages 175-201, October.
    2. Katrien Beeckman & Lucy Frith & Helga Gottfreðsdóttir & Annette Bernloehr, 2017. "Measuring antenatal care use in Europe: is the content and timing of care in pregnancy tool applicable?," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 62(5), pages 583-590, June.

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