Table 3 Timing and frequency of antenatal care visits, by gestational age (n = 1088)
From: Maternal health behaviors during pregnancy in rural Northwestern China
| Â | Pregnant Women with Different Gestational Age | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antenatal care visits | 20 ~ 24 weeks, n = 406 | 25 ~ 28 weeks, n = 321 | 29 ~ 32 weeks, n = 361 | Total, n = 1088 | ||||
Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
[1] Time of first antenatal visit | Â | |||||||
 < 6 weeks | 125 | 11.5 | 98 | 9.0 | 96 | 8.8 | 319 | 29.3 |
 6–13 weeks | 249 | 22.9 | 187 | 17.2 | 230 | 21.14 | 666 | 61.2 |
 > 13 weeks | 32 | 2.9 | 36 | 3.3 | 35 | 3.2 | 103 | 9.5 |
[2] Number of antenatal visits | Â | |||||||
 Less than recommended number | 38 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.7 | 59 | 5.4 |
 Equal to recommended number | 101 | 9.3 | 46 | 4.2 | 20 | 1.8 | 167 | 15.3 |
 More than recommended number | 266 | 24.4 | 262 | 24.1 | 333 | 30.6 | 861 | 79.1 |