Antenatal care dropout and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in pastoralist community of Liben district, East Borena Zone, Oromia Region, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract

Women in resource-constrained countries like Ethiopia may be unlikely to take advantage of opportunities to have better maternal outcomes because of suboptimal prenatal care use. This suboptimal prenatal care use among Ethiopian women contributes to a high rate of maternal and neonatal mortality. The inconclusive ideas were reported regarding rural residency and antenatal care dropout. Pregnant women in the Liben district may struggle to attend antenatal care visits due to the precarious living conditions of the pastoralist communities.