Citation

Afroz S, Sutopa TS, Haque MR. PLoS One 2022; 17(8): e0268062.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0268062

PMID

35913966

Abstract

This paper examined the association between young mothers' attitudes towards domestic violence and four or more antenatal care (ANC) and health-center-based delivery service utilization using two cross-sectional waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (2014 and 2018) data. We carried out a multilevel logistic regression analysis.

FINDINGS show that a strong cluster variation exists in four or more ANC and health-center-based delivery service utilization. Although the utilization of four or more ANC and health-center-based delivery services has increased over the years, it is far behind the targets of SDGs, particularly for young mothers with justified attitudes towards domestic violence. Extension of maternity allowance coverage and motivational programs are important policy recommendations.

Language: en