Is quality of care a key predictor of perinatal health care utilization and patient satisfaction in Malawi?

Table 2 Indicators of maternal and neonatal health service utilization: Malawi, 2012

Indicators		N = 1301
Family planning	Ever use of FP (%)	74.5
	Current use^a of FP (%)	52.8
	Place where FP services last obtained (%)
	Government facility	84.8
	Private/mission-based facility	12.9
	Other	2.4
Antenatal care	Antenatal care use at last pregnancy (%)	99.4
	Trimester when ANC initiated during last pregnancy (%)
	1st	16.4
	2nd	78.0
	3rd	5.6
	Number of ANC visits during last pregnancy (mean/std dev)	3.7 (1.1)
Delivery care	Last delivery occurred in a health facility (%)	97.3
	Facility ownership at last delivery^b (%)
	Government facility	80.1
	Private/mission-based facility	19.9
Postnatal care	Postnatal care use^c following last delivery (%)	77.5
	Timing of 1st postnatal check^c (mean (std dev); weeks)	3.1 (1.7)
	Number of postnatal checks^c within 2 months postpartum (mean/std dev)	3.1 (0.7)

FP family planning, ANC antenatal care
Notes: All data are weighted; ^aAmong the 1281 non-pregnant, fertile women; ^bOf those who delivered in a health facility; ^cMaternal and/or neonatal care given interest in contact with health care system following delivery

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