title: [Assessment of the adequacy of prenatal care according to family income in Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil, 2011].
abstract: to assess the adequacy of prenatal care offered to pregnant health service users in Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil, according to family income.
  
  
  
  this was a cross-sectional study with 322 women living in the city of Aracaju whose children were born in November and December 2011; data were collected using questionnaires, including number of consultations, technical and laboratory procedures recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH); adequacy of prenatal care was assessed according to MoH criteria; chi-square test was used to compare proportions between categorical variables.
  
  
  
  prenatal care was considered inadequate for 89.1% of women, with no statistical difference for inadequacy of prenatal care according to family income (p=0.323).
  
  
  
  low adequacy of prenatal care was found when applying MoH parameters, regardless of pregnant women's family income.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Assessoria de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Institucional, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renata Alves da Silva
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Victor Santana
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tiradentes, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Ambiente, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cláudia Moura de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Queiroz
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Gurgel
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tiradentes, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Ambiente, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Costa da Cunha
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult