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The qualitative component comprised 14 key informant interviews with health care providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders conducted between October and November 2025. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multivariable logistic regression, while qualitative data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 65.1% of pregnant women reported receiving any antenatal care, compared with 99.2% pre-war coverage. Although services remained geographically available, access was constrained by insecurity, damaged infrastructure, transportation barriers, disrupted information systems, and limited outreach. Among women who received antenatal care, 28.6% initiated care after the first trimester. Delayed antenatal care initiation was significantly associated with educational level, health insurance status, and pre-war area of residence, among other factors. Qualitative findings further identified fragmented continuity of care, reliance on informal information sources, reduced trust, and gaps in service quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Antenatal care coverage in Gaza was severely disrupted during the conflict, affecting timely access, continuity, and quality of care. Restoring and scaling up antenatal care services, strengthening coordination, and embedding continuity and quality into emergency preparedness are critical to humanitarian response and recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057261500956","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,23]],"date-time":"2026-10-23T17:50:40Z","timestamp":1792777840000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Barriers to effective antenatal care coverage in conflict-affected settings: Evidence from the Gaza Strip"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9079-6676","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dalia","family":"Wehedi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Al-Quds University, Faculty of Public Health, Gaza, Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bassam Abu","family":"Hamad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Al-Quds University, Faculty of Public Health, Gaza, Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_8_2_2","volume-title":"Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development","author":"United Nations","year":"2015","unstructured":"United Nations. 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