Table 4 Antenatal Care (ANC) and Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp) Coverage
Indicator | Overall | Nkhata Bay | Ntcheu | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 276 | N = 131 | N = 145 | ||
ANC attendance from health passport review | ||||
ANC1 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 100.0 | 0.20 |
ANC2 | 97.5 | 94.0 | 98.6 | |
ANC3 | 83.8 | 74.5 | 86.6 | |
ANC4+ | 49.8 | 49.3 | 50.0 | |
N = 297 | N = 139 | N = 158 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
IPTp coverage from health passport review and self-report | ||||
IPTp1+ | 88.8 | 89.5 | 88.6 | 0.85 |
IPTp2+ | 70.9 | 79.5 | 68.3 | 0.001 |
IPTp3+ | 45.8 | 59.2 | 41.8 | 0.0002 |
IPTp4+ | 15.8 | 20.9 | 14.3 | 0.26 |
N = 357 | N = 168 | N = 189 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Timing of first ANC visit (self-report) | ||||
0–12 weeks (less than 3 months) | 15.6 | 10.2 | 17.1 | 0.0008 |
13–15 weeks (3 months) | 27.5 | 14.6 | 31.1 | |
16–19 weeks (4 months) | 27.2 | 26.1 | 27.6 | |
20–23 weeks (5 months) | 15.7 | 24.0 | 13.3 | |
24–27 weeks (6 months) | 10.3 | 19.1 | 7.8 | |
28–39 weeks (7–9 months) | 3.2 | 6.1 | 2.8 | |
N = 368 | N = 177 | N = 191 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
First person told about the pregnancy | ||||
Husband/partner | 82.9 | 75.0 | 85.2 | 0.001 |
Mother | 8.9 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
Other family member - > grandmother | 2.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
Health facility worker | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | |
Mother in law | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | |
Sister in law | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
Sister | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | |
When that person was told | ||||
0–3 months | 94.4 | 93.6 | 94.6 | 0.86 |
4 months | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
5–6 months | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
7 months or more | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
N = 367 | N = 177 | N = 190 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Had malaria during recent pregnancy | 29.6 | 36.3 | 27.6 | 0.06 |
Number of times (%) | N = 114 | N = 66 | N = 48 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 65.3 | 58.0 | 68.1 | 0.13 |
2 | 22.7 | 31.5 | 19.3 | |
3+ | 12.0 | 10.5 | 12.6 |