Abdulmutallib Abubakar

Deconstructing the KAP Linear Model: Evidence from Maternal Education, Age Outweigh Knowledge and Attitude in Antenatal Care Utilisation in Northern Nigeria

Abdulmutallib Abubakar, Umar Baba Abdullahi, Nabilah Datti Abubakar, Ibrahim Illah Abdulrashid, Douye Mary Eke & Ohiemi Emmanuel Adegbe · Advances in Research · 2026

Background: The Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) framework assumes that knowledge shapes attitude and that attitude subsequently influences practice. Aims: This study examined whether maternal knowledge and attitude predicted antenatal care (ANC) utilisation more strongly than e...