Dibaba, Yohannes(PhD)Molla, Zenebe2018-08-092023-11-182018-08-092023-11-182011-04http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11438In Elhiopia the level o/maternal mortality and morbidity are among the highest in the world This is attributed to among other/actors, non lise o/modern health care service by women in Ethiopia. According to the 2005 EDHS, more than seven in ten mothers didn 't receive ANC al all. There/o re, the objective o/this study 1I'as to examine/actors influencing ANC services utili:ation in a/a Woreda, Wolaita zone, SNNPR. A comlllunity based cross-sect ional survey was condllcted in a/a Woreda from JanuC/ly 16- FebrtlC/lY 312011. A multi stage sampling technique was used to select the study popuLation one from urban and the other /ourfrom rural. The strtlctured interview questionnaire was administered to the total 0/620 study units so as to collect relevant data. Chi-square test and Logistic regression Analyses were done using SPSs. The result a/the study reveaLed that ANC service utilization in the study area was 33%. HOlrever, ji'DInthose who allended ANC service, 58 % started ANC visit during the second & third trimester 0/ pregnancy. Residence, A1aternal education, intenseness o/pregnancy, women 's occupation, marital status, and household size o/womenllsually live were major socia demographic predictors 0/ ANC service utilization in the area. ANC utilization is/or under any acceptable standard in the study area. Among the attendants Signijicanl proportion were not initiated the visit infirstlrimesler. For increasing ANC service utili:ation; expanding contraceptive choices that enable mothers to find a suitable & more effective method, expanding intensijied maternal health care programs particularly in rural areas, awareness raising campaigns and providing education to girLs should be emphasize.enFactors Affecting AntenatalSocio Demographic Factors Affecting antenatal Care Service Utilization among Women in Ofa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, SNNPRThesis