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Table 3 Percent of Births for Which There Were Three or More Antenatal Visits to a Medically Trained Health Worker (in the Five Years Before a Recent DHS Survey)

From: Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (4 of 7): delivery of interventions

 

Percent of Women with 3 or more Antenatal Care Visits to Trained Health Workers According to Wealth Groups (Quintiles)

 

Region

Poorest

2nd

3rd

4th

Wealthiest

All Groups

East Asia/ Pacific

47.3

58.6

62.9

68.2

83.3

62.6

Eastern Europe/ Central Asia

64.6

70.9

77.8

80.6

86.8

75.7

Latin America/ Caribbean

62.3

74.8

83.0

88.6

93.9

79.4

Middle East/ North Africa

31.8

40.8

49.5

60.2

74.1

50.7

South Asia

12.6

17.5

26.0

37.5

65.0

29.7

Sub-Saharan Africa

47.8

55.0

61.5

69.4

81.3

62.0

All regions

48.3

56.5

63.4

70.7

82.4

63.2

  1. Source: DHS in 56 countries, Gwatkin DR et al.[22].