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. 2023 Apr 3;8:154. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19161.1

Table 3. Characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at the 24 selected health facilities in Kilifi, Nairobi and Siaya Counties in Kenya, 2019.

Characteristics County Dispensary Facility Levels County
referral
hospital
All facilities
Health
Centre
Sub County
hospital
Number of facilities Kilifi 5 3 2 1 11
Siaya 3 3 3 1 10
Nairobi 0 2 0 1 3
Total 8 8 5 3 24
Number of ANC * records
abstracted
Kilifi 4,480 9,945 8,474 10,973 33,872
Siaya 2,036 4,501 8,068 4,833 19,438
Nairobi 0 1,493 0 7,350 8,843
Total 6,516 15,939 16,542 23,156 62,153
Median age (IQR **) in years Kilifi 25 (21-30) 25 (21-30) 25 (22-30) 26 (22-30) 25 (22-30)
Siaya 24 (20-29) 25 (21-30) 24 (21-29) 25 (22-29) 25 (21-29)
Nairobi - 25 (22-29) - 27 (23-31) 26 (23-31)
All 24 (21-30) 25 (21-30) 25 (21-29) 26 (22-30) 25 (22-30)
ANC initiation Median
gestational age in weeks
Kilifi 22 (18-26) 21 (16-25) 21 (17-25) 21 (16-25) 21 (16-25)
Siaya 20 (12-24) 20 (12-24) 19 (14-24) 20 (15-26) 20 (13-24)
Nairobi 20 (14-24) 20 (16-24) 20 (16-24)
All 21 (16-26) 20 (16-24) 20 (15-24) 20 (16-25) 20 (16-25)
Proportion attending ANC at
vaccination-window 28-32 weeks
Kilifi 34.1% (1,527) 29.2% (2,907) 26.7% (2,260) 24.7% (2,712) 27.8% (9,406)
Siaya 28.8% (587) 23.7% (1,068) 24.4% (1,966) 20.2% (975) 23.6% (4,596)
Nairobi - 23.0% (343) - 22.8% (1,679) 22.9% (2,022)
All 32.4% (2,114) 27.1% (4,318) 25.6% (4,226) 23.2% (5,366) 25.8% (16,024)
Proportion attending ANC at
vaccination-window, 24-36 weeks
Kilifi 69.0% (3,091) 64.9% (6,453) 60.4% (5,120) 59.4% (6,522) 62.5% (21,186)
Siaya 61.2% (1,245) 55.2% (2,484) 53.9% (4,348) 50.5% (2,442) 54.1% (10,519)
Nairobi 60.2% (898) 52.4% (3,854) 53.7% (4,752)
All 66.5% (4,336) 61.7% (9,835) 57.2% (9,468) 55.4% (12,818) 58.7% (36,457)

*Antenatal care

**Interquartile range