How much time is available for antenatal care consultations? Assessment of the quality of care in rural Tanzania

Table 1 Duration for initial antenatal consultation in the birth plan intervention in Ngorongoro, rural Tanzania

Time spent	Intervention (n = 8)			Control (n = 8)			p-value
	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Minimum	Maximum
Average total time in minutes for consultation	40.1[36.0-44.3]	33	47	19.9[14.5-25.3]	12	32	<0.0001
Average time in minutes for history taking	4.4[3.3-5.5]	3	7	3.1[2.2-4.1]	2	5	0.0596
Average time in minutes for health education and counselling	24.5[20.7-28.3]	19	32	10.5[7.1-13.9]	5	18	<0.0001
Average time in minutes for examination	5.0[3.5-6.5]	3	8	2.5[1.9-3.1]	2	4	0.0047
Average time in minutes for drug administration	6.1[3.9-8.4]	3	10	5.3[4.7-5.8]	4	6	0.4006

Note: Unless otherwise stated numbers indicate the mean cluster level time in minutes and those in brackets indicate respective 95% confidence intervals. The p-values are from the t-test statistic for the mean difference between the two arms of the study.

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