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Table 2 Antenatal care (ANC) history of respondents

From: Factors associated with utilization of skilled service delivery among women in rural Northern Ghana: a cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency (%) (N = 400)

Non- health facility delivery (N = 27)

Health facility delivery (N = 373)

n (%)

n (%)

Received ANC at last birth

 Yes

389 (97.2)

23 (5.8)

366 (91.5)

 No

11 (2.8)

4 (1.0)

7 (1.8)

Place of ANC

 Hospital

82 (20.5)

4 (1.0)

78 (19.5)

 Health center

287 (71.8)

16 (4.0)

271 (67.8)

 Outreach point

20 (5.0)

3 (0.8)

17 (4.2)

 Not applicable

11 (2.8)

4 (1.0)

7 (1.8)

Months pregnant at first ANC

  < 3

207 (51.8)

12 (3.0)

195 (48.8)

 3–6

124 (31.0)

9 (2.3)

115 (28.7)

  > 6

19 (4.8)

1 (0.3)

18 (4.5)

 Don’t know

39 (9.8)

1 (0.3)

38 (9.5)

 Not applicable

11 (2.8)

4 (1.0)

7 (1.8)

Number of ANC visits

 One

6 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

6 (1.5)

 Two

12 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

12 (3.0)

 Three

71 (17.8)

2 (0.5)

69 (17.3)

 Four or more

300 (75.0)

21 (5.3)

279 (69.7)

 Not applicable

11 (2.8)

4 (1.0)

7 (1.8)

Satisfaction with ANC provided

 Yes

384 (96.0)

21 (5.3)

363 (90.7)

 No

5 (1.2)

2 (0.5)

3 (0.7)

 Not applicable

11 (2.8)

4 (1.0)

7 (1.8)