The quality of antenatal care in rural Tanzania: what is behind the number of visits?

Table 1 Proportions of check ups of parameters and prophylactic drugs recommended for every ANC visit

Parameters	Hospitals* (ANC visits = 127)		First Level Health Facilities (ANC visits = 172)		Total% (visits = 299)
Parameters	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	Total% (visits = 299)
Weight	89	84 - 94	74	67 - 81	80
Blood pressure	98	96 - 99	78	72 - 84	87
Hb estimation	45	34 - 54	32	25 - 39	37
Albumin in urine	47	38 - 56	20	14 - 26	32
Glucose in urine	42	33 - 51	15	10 - 20	27
Iron tablets	77	70 - 84	45	38 - 54	59
Folate tablets	71	63 - 79	45	38 - 54	56

NB: *Only data from the second phase of the study (cross sectional descriptive study) is included here; First Level Health Facilities = health centers & dispensaries.

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