| ANC | Antenatal care |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goal |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ICF | Inner City Fund |
| EDHS | Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey |
| PNC | Postnatal care |
| CSA | Central Statistical Agency |
| MOH | Minster of Health |
| CIS | Confidence Interval |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Survey |
| SNNPR | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region |
| BCC | Behavioural change communication |