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One public health center and one hospital were selected by simple random method. A systematic sampling technique was used to select study participants who attended the antenatal service during the data collection period. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between the explanatory and response variables. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% and\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      values less than 0.05 were used to present results significance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The utilization of early obstetric ultrasound among the pregnant women was 63.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: [56.3%\u201370.5%]). Urban place of residence (AOR\u2009=\u20096.0, 95% CI: 2.44, 14.70), place of delivery (AOR\u2009=\u20093.8, 95% CI:\u20091.06, 13.37), history of pre\u2010existing medical disease(s) (AOR\u2009=\u20094.3, 95% CI:\u20091.36, 8.91), history of abortion (AOR\u2009=\u20094.0, 95% CI:\u20091.50, 7.10), and good knowledge on the use of early obstetric ultrasound (AOR\u2009=\u20093.0, 95% CI:\u20091.3, 7.03) were associated with the utilization of early obstetric ultrasound.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, the utilization of early obstetric ultrasound (&lt;24\u2009weeks of gestation) utilization during pregnancy was lower than that recommended by the WHO and national guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ijgo.70558","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,29]],"date-time":"2025-09-29T10:49:55Z","timestamp":1759142995000},"page":"1707-1714","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Pregnant women's use of early obstetric ultrasound during antenatal care in sub\u2010Saharan Africa: A\u00a0Cross\u2010sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"172","author":[{"given":"Addisu","family":"Girma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College  Addis Ababa Ethiopia"},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Referral Hospital Ambo University  Ambo Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Merid","family":"Tadesse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Referral Hospital Ambo University  Ambo Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tesema","family":"Eshete","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Referral Hospital Ambo University  Ambo Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Birtukan","family":"Asmare","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College  Addis Ababa Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5812-0804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abraham Fessehaye","family":"Sium","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College  Addis Ababa Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijgo.2014.10.011"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","unstructured":"OstensenH.PII S0301\u20105629(00)00194\u20130 \u2022 Part III: Socio\u2010economic Environments DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.2000."},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO).WHO antenatal care recommendations for a positive pregnancy experience maternal and fetal assessment update: imaging ultrasound before 24\u2009weeks of pregnancy.202273p."},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0000000000001815"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","volume-title":"Imaging Ultrasound before 24\u2009Weeks of Pregnancy: 2022 Update to the WHO Antenatal Care Recommendations for a Positive Pregnancy Experience. 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