Table 2.
Morbidity and health services usage data and percentages of pregnant women receiving folic acid and iron
| Na(%) | % Receiving folic acid (n = 3,758) | Chi square p-value | % Receiving Iron (n = 4,887) | Chi square p-value | % Receiving iron + folate (n = 3,508) | Chi square p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Before pregnancy | ||||||
|
Malaria | ||||||
| Y 12,605 (57.6) |
12.8 |
*** |
20.4 |
*** |
11.7 |
*** |
| N 9,284 (42.4) |
23.1 |
|
25.0 |
|
21.9 |
|
|
Other diseases before pregnancy | ||||||
| Y 3,795 (17.3) |
10.0 |
*** |
19.6 |
*** |
8.7 |
*** |
| N 18,094 (82.7) |
18.7 |
|
22.9 |
|
17.6 |
|
|
HIV | ||||||
| Y 795 (3.8) |
18.0 |
*** |
26.4 |
** |
16.6 |
*** |
| N 11,059 (43.5) |
14.8 |
|
21.5 |
|
13.4 |
|
| Status unknown 10,035 (52.7) |
19.7 |
|
22.9 |
|
18.9 |
|
|
During pregnancy | ||||||
|
Parity | ||||||
| First child 8,595 (39.3) |
20.3 |
*** |
26.5 |
*** |
18.8 |
*** |
| Not first child 13,294 (60.8) |
15.1 |
|
19.6 |
|
14.2 |
|
|
Antenatal care during pregnancy | ||||||
| Y 21,658 (98.9) |
17.2 |
*** |
22.4 |
*** |
11.9 |
*** |
| N 160 (0.7) |
12.5 |
|
15.6 |
|
16.1 |
|
|
Number of antenatal care visits | ||||||
| “0-1” 502 (2.4) |
14.5 |
* |
18.5 |
|
13.1 |
* |
| “2-3” 5017 (23.6) |
15.9 |
|
14.9 |
|
14.9 |
|
| “4-8” 14387 (67.6) |
17.6 |
|
16.4 |
|
16.4 |
|
| “9-15” 1392 (6.5) |
18.0 |
|
20.5 |
|
16.6 |
|
|
Preeclampsia/Eclampsia | ||||||
| Y 8881 (4.0) |
10.2 |
*** |
12.5 |
|
8.5 |
*** |
| N 21,008 (96.0) |
17.5 |
|
22.7 |
|
16.3 |
|
|
Anaemia | ||||||
| Y 471 (2.2) |
70.1 |
*** |
74.9 |
*** |
65.8 |
*** |
| N 21,418 (97.9) |
16.0 |
|
21.2 |
|
14.9 |
|
|
Malaria | ||||||
| Y 4,465 (20.4) |
11.1 |
*** |
14.3 |
|
10.2 |
*** |
| N 17,424 (79.6) |
18.7 |
|
24.4 |
|
17.5 |
|
|
Infections | ||||||
| Y 8,924 (40.8) |
12.2 |
*** |
15.6 |
|
10.7 |
*** |
| N 12,965 (59.2) |
20.6 |
|
27.0 |
|
19.7 |
|
|
Other diseases during pregnancy | ||||||
| Y 1,074 (4.9) |
11.0 |
*** |
13.7 |
|
9.0 |
*** |
| N 20,815 (95.1) | 17.5 | 22.8 | 16.4 | |||
Northern Tanzania 1999-2008.
* p < 0.05.
** p < 0.01.
*** p < 0.001.
aThe numbers do not add to the total due to missing values.