title: [Predictors of use of ante-natal care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the association and possible interactions between emotional and cognitive factors in pregnant women and their use of institutional antenatal care. It was assumed that the knowledge and attitude of a pregnant woman determines her approach to demanding antenatal care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analytic study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospitals in the Health Area of Jalisco, Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  2955 women leaving hospital early who had had at least 2 antenatal consultations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Personal and reproductive characteristics of the women, opportunity and continuity of antenatal care, knowledge of pregnancy and the antenatal care programme, attitudes towards institutional medical care of pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the logistical regression model, 6 associations or interactions between unsatisfactory antenatal care and the variables analysed were found. The strong association of positive attitudes and sufficient knowledge in achieving satisfactory antenatal care was notable, and was even placed above the question of receiving, or otherwise, free medical provision from the health service.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Undoubtedly, women's educational background plays a major role. This obliges the health services to strengthen their educational programmes by adjusting them to women's culture.
authors.affiliation: Salud Pública CUCCS, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valadez Figueroa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alfaro Alfaro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celis de la Rosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends