Prevalence of Utilization of Antenatal Services among Pregnant Females of Reproductive Age Attending Nyamata Level II Teaching Hospital

Felicia Umuhoza; Ndahayo Philbert; Maurice Silali

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.73171

Prevalence of Utilization of Antenatal Services among Pregnant Females of Reproductive Age Attending Nyamata Level II Teaching Hospital

Author(s)	Felicia Umuhoza, Ndahayo Philbert, Maurice Silali
Country	Rwanda
Abstract	Eight focused Antenatal services improve maternal and newborn healthy outcomes, yet completion of the World Health Organization eight-contact schedule remains limited at community household settings. It was these reasons that led to the study on the prevalence of the utilization of antenatal services and to determine the level of maternal health education achieved in the utilization of antenatal services among females of reproductive age attending Nyamata Hospital in Rwanda to mediate quality utilization of the 8 funded antenatal services and reduce obstetric complications. This was a mixed study, exploring descriptive, cross-sectional, and triangulation designs. In a survey, a semi structured questionnaires was administered to 423 ANC females of the reproductive age, and interviews were conducted using focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Data were managed in SPSS version 22 and analyzed using cross-tabulations of descriptive and inferential statistics. Results the majority were concentrated in the 20–24-year age group, which accounted for 30.3% (128), and least cohort age group was 45–49 years 2.4%, (10), with age range 27.9% (118). On marital status of the study area 62.4% (264) were married, either through civil or religious unions. The study opined that a prevalence of 295 (69.7%) , pregnant females of reproductive age at the facility had completed the 8 focused antennal service .at the time of the study, 128 (30.3%) had labor word deliveries within the previous twelve months, as the cumulative incidence, significant quality ANC care with a p-value of 0.05. The results demonstrated that 399 (94.3%), had received quality health education during their regular antenatal visits during the ANC visits at triage before we are given ANC services. while only 24 (5.7%) indicated that they did not, with Significant P values of 0.023, service utilizations. The study found that level of health education as constantly enabled the utilization of antenatal services in the society of Rwanda thus need to promote more empowerments to community health worker to promote the sustainability of the ANC program
Keywords	Antenatal services, Eight-contact model, Health education, Socio-cultural factors, pregnant female
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-19
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.73171

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