?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Late+Antenatal+Care+Booking+And+Its+Predictors+Among+Pregnant+Women+In+South+Western+Nigeria&rft.creator=Adekanle%2C+DA&rft.creator=Isawumi%2C+AI&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+Antenatal+care+is+concerned+mainly+with+prevention%2C+early+diagnosis+and+treatment+of+general+medical+and+pregnancy+associated+disorders.+For+it+to+be+meaningful%2C+early+booking+is+recommended%2C+however%2C+late+booking+is+still+a+major+problem.%0D%0AObjective%3A+To+determine+the+prevalence+of+late+booking+in+our+environment+and+factors+related+to+it.%0D%0AMethodology%3A+A+descriptive+cross-sectional+study+using+structured+interviewer+assisted+questionnaires.%0D%0AResults%3A+Mean+gestational+age+at+booking+was+20.3%C2%B16.2+weeks.+Prevalence+of+late+entry+to+antenatal+care+was+82.6%25.+Maternal+education+and+age+remained+significant+factors+influencing+late+booking.%0D%0AConclusion%3A+Late+booking+is+still+a+major+problem+in+this+part+of+the+world.+Public+enlightenment%2C+health+education+coupled+with+women+empowerment+would+be+helpful+in+reducing+the+problem&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-04-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6084%2F1%2F2008-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Adekanle%2C+DA+and+Isawumi%2C+AI++(2008)+Late+Antenatal+Care+Booking+And+Its+Predictors+Among+Pregnant+Women+In+South+Western+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6084%2F