FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO SERVICE UTILIZATION ANTENATAL CARE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN KATOBU HEALTH CENTER WORKING AREA MUNA DISTRICT IN 2016

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Introduction. Antenatal care (ANC) is a prenatal supervision primarily determined on the growth and development of the fetus in the womb. The purpose of ANC is to monitor the progress of pregnancy to ensure maternal health and fetal growth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014, the ratio of maternal mortality in developing countries is 230 per 100,000 births, while in developed countries the ratio of maternal mortality is 16 per 100,000 births. Aim was to determine factors related to service utilization antenatal care in Katobu Health Center District of Muna in 2016. Methods was type of this study is analytic observational research with cross sectional study design. This study was conducted over three weeks, from 9th to 22th November 2016 in Katobu Health Center working area and the population taken is all pregnant women who check their pregnant totaling 240 mothers and the samples size are 52 mothers. Results. Showed there was a relationship between the mothers’ Knowledge with Utilization of Antenatal Care (p value = 0.032), there is no relationship between mothers’ complaint with Utilization of Antenatal Care (p value = 0.063), There is a relationship between 5T service with Utilization of Antenatal Care (p value = 0.005). Conclusion. Researcher suggest to the Katobu Public Health Center for more vigorous provide insight to the public about the importance of checkups their pregnant.