Antenatal Care Service Utilization Among Adolescent Pregnant Women – Evidence From Swabhimaan Programme in India

By:
Prakash H. Fulpagare,Abhishek Saraswat,Konsam Dinachandra,Nikita Surani,Rabi N. Parhi,Sourav Bhattacharjee,Somya S,Apollo Purty,Babita Mohapatra,Nita Kejrewal,Neeraj Agrawal,Vikas Bhatia, Manisha Ruikar,Raj Kumar Gope,Zivai Murira,Arjan De Wagt,Vani Sethi
Date:
2019
Resource type:
Peer review
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Antenatal Care Service Utilization Among Adolescent Pregnant Women – Evidence F…

Using baseline data from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha, this peer-reviewed study finds adolescent pregnant women (15–19 years) showed better utilization of several ANC indicators than adults, though gaps remain in full ANC uptake. Determinants of ANC use included religion, wealth, food insecurity, participation in VHSNDs, PDS/ICDS entitlements, and family planning knowledge. The paper urges ensuring full ANC beginning in the first trimester for adolescents and tailoring interventions to adolescent married girls entering motherhood.