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| 48% The proportion of 20-34 year old women in developing countries reporting 4 or more antenatal care visits |
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| Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio |
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It is generally assumed that use of antenatal care must be lowest in the youngest and oldest age groups, because many of the younger pregnant women will be unmarried and unable or unwilling to use maternal health services, and many of the older pregnant women will have ingrained cultural biases against formal health care. In fact, our findings show that differentials across age groups are not very marked, with all age groups showing similar rates for four or more antenatal visits. This is an important finding, especially in the context of HIV/AIDS; use of |
| antenatal care by younger women is a key entry point for HIV testing and efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. |
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