Table 2 ANC visit and type of services given at health facility with frequency and proportion of women, Tigray region, 2015
Place of ANC visit (n = 667) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Governmental hospital | 80(12.0) |
Health center | 527(79.0) |
Health post | 91(13.6) |
NGO health facility | 14(2.1) |
Private health facility | 15(2.2) |
ANC visit by type of health professional (n = 667) | |
Unspecified health professional | 486(72.9) |
midwives | 134(21.1) |
nurses | 80(12.0) |
HEW | 48(7.2) |
Others (Health officer and Medical doctor) | 8(1.1) |
Number of ANC visit | |
No ANC care | 21(3.1) |
1 | 16(2.4) |
2–3 | 233(34.9) |
4 and more | 388(58.2) |
Do not know | 9(1.3) |
Gestational age at first ANC visit | |
No ANC care | 21(3.1) |
Less than 4 months | 238(35.7) |
4–5 months | 231(40.6) |
6–7 months | 120(18.0) |
8 and more | 7(1.0) |
Do not know | 10(1.5) |
Examination and measurement taken during ANC visit (n = 646) | |
Weight measured | 623(96.4) |
Height measured | 281(43.5) |
BP measured | 634(98.1) |
Urine examination | 611(94.6) |
Blood test | 609(94.3) |
HIV test | 583(90.2) |
STI screening | 228(35.3) |
Taking Iron tablet | 553(85.6) |
General examination | 543(84.3) |
MUAC | 250(40.1) |
Amount of food taken during pregnancy (667) | |
Less than usual | 222(33.3) |
As usual | 341(51.1) |
More than usual | 101(15.1) |
Unable to decide | 3(0.4) |
Duration of Iron supplementation during pregnancy (months) (n = 456) | |
Less 2 months | 295(64.7) |
Three months | 124(27.2) |
Four months and more | 37(8.1) |