Adherence To Standards Of First-Visit Antenatal Care Among Providers: A Stratified Analysis Of Tanzanian Facility-Based Survey For Improving Quality Of Antenatal Care

Introduction

Despite the benefits of early antenatal care visits for early prevention, detection, and treatment of potential complications in pregnancy, a high level of provider adherence to first-visit antenatal care standards is needed. However, little information is available regarding provider adherence to antenatal care in Tanzania. This study was performed to assess provider adherence to first-visit antenatal care standards and to apply stratified analysis to identify associated factors in Tanzania