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Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women by level of antenatal care (ANC) attendance, Lubumbashi, DRC, 2010–11

From: Better than nothing? maternal, newborn, and child health services and perinatal mortality, Lubumbashi, democratic republic of the Congo: a cohort study

Characteristics

No ANC (n = 1910) %

ANC Visits

Low (n = 912) %

Moderate (n = 748 %

High (n = 734) %

p

Age (Years)

    

<0.001

 <20

23.6

11.5

11.0

10.9

 

 20–34

64.7

73.9

77.2

77.1

 

 ≥35

11.7

14.6

11.8

12.0

 

Marital status

    

<0.001

 Married

95.2

97.7

97.5

98.5

 

 Unmarried

4.8

2.3

2.5

1.5

 

Education

    

<0.001

 None or primary

27.6

25.9

24.7

21.8

 

 Secondary school

69.5

68.5

69.4

69.6

 

 University

2.9

5.6

5.9

8.6

 

Occupation

    

0.032

 Housework

54.9

59.4

55.9

60.1

 

 Other

45.1

40.6

44.1

39.9

 

High-risk pregnancy

43.3

43.3

32.5

42.5

<0.001

 <18 yrs

17.5

8.3

7.1

7.0

<0.001

 >37 yrs

7.4

8.1

6.8

6.1

<0.001

 ≥6 previous deliveries

12.8

20.3

16.8

17.0

<0.001

 Poor OHa

10.6

12.1

9.6

15.3

<0.001

 Multiple pregnancy

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  1. OH obstetrical history
  2. a: poor obstetrical history (low birth weight, stillborn, abortion)
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