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Table 2 Antenatal U/S scanning service data of pregnant women by regions, USAID Transform; Primary Health Care intervention areas, 2019- 2020

From: Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study

Characteristics

Amhara

Oromia

SNNP

Total

Ultrasound scanning

4957(38.3%)

5222(40.2%)

2796(21.5%)

12,975(100%)

Age of mothers (mean ± SD) in years

27.8 ± 5.3

26.8 ± 4.5

26.4 ± 4.4

27.7 ± 5.2

Residential address

 Semi-urban

2406(48.5%)

2619 (50.2%)

1105 (39.5%)

6130 (47.2%)

 Rural

2551(51.5%)

2603 (49.8%)

1691 (60.5%)

6845 (52.8%)

 Women that know their LMP date

2663 53.7%)

1028 (19.7%)

438 (15.7%)

4129 (31.8%)

Indication for ultrasound scanning services

 Routine services

4522(91.2%)

4828 (92.5%)

2609 (93.3%)

11,959 (92.2%)

 High risk pregnancy

421(8.5%)

368 (7.0%)

169 (6.0%)

958 (7.4%)

 Emergency

14 (0.3%)

26 (0.5%)

18 (0.6%)

58 (0.4%)

Frequency of ultrasound scanning

 First ultrasound scanning

4440 (89.6%)

4779 (91.5%)

2278 (81.5%)

11,497 (88.6%)

 Second ultrasound scanning

396 (8.0%)

310 (5.9%)

269 (9.6%)

975 (7.5%)

 Third ultrasound scanning

119 (2.4%)

121 (2.3%)

243 (8.7%)

483 (3.7%)

Time of ultrasound scanning

 First trimester

260 (5.2%)

195 (3.7%)

226 (8.1%)

681(5.2%)

 Second trimester

1101 (22.2%)

1387 (26.6%)

1359 (48.6%)

3847(29.6%)

 Third trimester

3596 (72.5%)

3640 (69.7%)

1211 (43.3%)

8447(65.1%)

Ultrasound scanning diagnosis

 Normal ultrasound scanning reports

4328 (87.3%)

4580 (87.7%)

2450 (87.6%)

11,358(87.5%)

 Abnormal ultrasound scanning reports

629 (12.7%)

642 (12.3%)

346 (12.4%)

1617 (12.7%)

Action taken

 Managed in the facility

16 (2.5%)

7(1.1%)

3 (0.9%)

26 (1.6%)

 Referred to next level facility

613 (97.5%)

635 (98.9%)

343(99.1%)

1591 (98.4%)