Sub-regional disparities in the use of antenatal care service in Mauritania: findings from nationally representative demographic and health surveys (2011-2015)

• Main Authors: Gebretsadik Shibre (Author), Betregiorgis Zegeye (Author), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (Author), Dina Idriss-Wheeler (Author), Mpho Keetile (Author), Sanni Yaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Skilled antenatal care (ANC) has been identified as a proven intervention to reducing maternal deaths. Despite improvements in maternal health outcomes globally, some countries are signaling increased disparities in ANC services among disadvantaged sub-groups. Mauritania is one o...