title: What socioeconomic factors are associated with different levels of antenatal care visits in Bangladesh? A behavioral model.
abstract: We identify the socioeconomic determinants of three levels of antenatal care (ANC) visits (no, intermediate [1-3], and recommended [≥4]) in Bangladesh using a behavior model framework for health care utilization. Using multinomial logistic regression, we found that different levels of visits had different determinants; for example, media exposure increased the likelihood of intermediate compared with no visits while desire for pregnancy increased the likelihood of recommended compared with intermediate visits. We therefore highlight that ANC policies or interventions should be target-group specific because determinants differ depending on level of ANC visits.
authors.affiliation: a Health Economics Unit, Department of Clinical Science (Malmö) , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.|b Health Economics & Management, Institute of Economic Research , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: c Department of Public Health and Informatics , Jahangirnagar University , Savar , Dhaka , Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mahfuza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mubarak
authors.affiliation: a Health Economics Unit, Department of Clinical Science (Malmö) , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.|b Health Economics & Management, Institute of Economic Research , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors