title: Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in Kumbotso Village, northern Nigeria.
abstract: Women of childbearing age in a rural community in Kano state were interviewed to ascertain the determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in the village. Of the 200 women studied, 118 (59%) utilized antenatal care services during pregnancy. A majority (86%) of those who attained secondary school education, all of those with post-secondary education and 83% of those whose husbands had post-secondary education utilized antenatal care services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, PMB 3452, Kano, Nigeria. mdkabir@ecnx.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabir
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iliyasu
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009549:Nigeria; D009790:Occupations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population