Factors influencing utilization of reproductive health services among mothers in Meghalaya, India

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the basic components where it can provide pregnant women with an expansive scope of well-being, health promotion, and preventive health services. However, still 830 women die every day from preventable pregnancy-related causes, and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries, out of which 20% of these deaths were from India. Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore the factors influencing the utilization of reproductive health services among mothers and to find the association between various factors and utilization of reproductive health services. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted during January–June 2017 among 160 mothers who had an infant aged