Quality and uptake of antenatal and postnatal care in Haiti

Table 2 Frequency of visit services reported among women seeking antenatal or postnatal health services in Haiti

	Antenatal		Postnatal
	n = 867		n = 64
	n	%^a	n	%^a
Services received during pregnancy^b
Tested for HIV	560	95.9	–
Received HIV results^c	520	93.0	–
Tested for Syphilis	496	85.0	–
Received Syphilis results^d	462	93.3	–
Current Visit
Visit number
1	264	29.7	42	66.5
2	208	24.0	14	22.0
3	157	18.1	3	4.7
4	100	11.9	–
5+	117	14.0	–
Unknown	21	2.3	5	7.8
Clinical services received
Blood pressure taken	846	97.6	60	93.8
Abdomen examined	682	79.3	50	78.2
Weighed	843	97.1	–
Babies heartbeat checked^e	402	80.1	–
Scheduled next appointment	705	81.6	–
Appointment written down^f	650	92.6	–
Asked about well being	–		60	93.8
Counseling services received
Nutrition counseling	524	61.8	–
Given estimated due date	348	41.9	–
Discussed how baby is growing	340	40.2	–
Counseled on delivery needs	225	27.4	–
Advised to deliver in a facility	687	80.0	–
Discussed birth plan	195	23.3	–
Counseled on delivery danger signs	372	44.1	–
Counseled on pregnancy danger signs	416	49.0	–
Counseled on postpartum family planning	288	33.4	–
Counseled on birth interval	148	18.5	–
Discussed return to sexual activity	–		33	51.5
Discussed breastfeeding	–		48	75.0
Discussed pregnancy prevention	–		35	54.6
Had maternity card at visit	292	36.1	22	34.3
Satisfaction
Wait time
< 1 h	141	16.3	21	32.9
1- < 2 h	172	20.1	12	18.6
2- < 3 h	171	19.9	7	11.0
3- < 4 h	151	17.4	13	20.3
≥ 4 h	227	25.7	11	17.2
Missing/Unknown	5	0.6	0	0.0
Total time with providers
≤ 5 min	254	28.2	18	28.2
6–10 min	242	28.2	16	24.9
11–15 min	171	20.3	14	21.8
≥ 16 min	186	21.8	15	23.5
Missing/Unknown	14	1.6	1	1.6
Satisfied with providers
Felt respected	849	98.0	63	98.4
Felt provider cared	799	92.6	61	95.3

Abbreviations: HIV human immunodeficiency virus, hrs hours, min minutes, DOB date of birth
^aPercentages are expressed as weighted frequencies
^bAmong those on visit 2 or more (n = 582)
^cAmong those tested for HIV (n = 560)
^dAmong those tested for Syphilis (n = 496)
^eAmong those of gestational age ≥5 months (n = 507)
^fAmong those with a scheduled appointment (n = 705)

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