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. 2013 Jun 28;8(6):e67520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067520

Table 1. Descriptions of the potential predictors included in the univariate analyses.

Indicator Description Source
Pregnant women socio-demographic
Age group Age 1
Marital status Single (incl. engaged), married, divorced 1
Education ‘Formal’ with primary lowest level 1
Ethnicity 6 named response categories+other 1
Religion 3 named response categories+other 1
Socio economic status Questions on a range of household assets 1
Pregnancy factors
Months pregnant On the day of the survey 1
Number of children Live children only 1
Visit number Number of visits to ANC including the current one 1
Health facility factors
Cadre of health worker in consultation Based on previous enrolment of health workers 3
Process factors:
1. departments and time
Morning consultation Consultation between 8 am and 12 pm 3
Palpation Palpation of the abdomen in ANC consultation 3
Prescribed rhesus test Prescribed during ANC consultation 4+/−5
Total time spent in consultation From entry to completion of ANC consultation 3
Had HIV PMTCT consultation Entered the designated room and was seen by a health worker and/or HIV was discussed during ANC 3
Given ITN in consultation Was offered and took an ITN 3
2. illness or suspected illness
Reason for visit Routine ANC visit alone, or also because of illness 1
Suggest a lab test during consultation Any lab test suggested during ANC consultation 4+/−5
Prescribed syphilis test During ANC, or PMTCT consultations 4+/−5
Report illness at consultation Any illness reported by the woman during consultation 2
Consult malaria Woman reports that she has malaria at consultation 2
Has symptoms of malaria Woman reports that she has malaria, fever, shivers, or chills at ANC 2
Woman reports symptoms of STI/UTI Woman reports vaginal discharge, dysuria or UTI at ANC 2
HIV in PMTCT Tested for HIV in PMTCT 2
3. payments
Pay for registration Any money paid in registration 3+/−5
Pay for consultation Any money paid in consultation 3+/−5
Pay for medicines Any money paid for medicines 1
Amount paid for medicines Total amount paid for medicines 1
Spent money on travel Any money spent on travel to and from the facility 1
Amount spent on travel Amount of money spent on travel to and from the facility 1
Money expenditure in the facility Any money spent in the facility during this visit 1
Total expenditure Total amount of money spent in the facility during this visit 1

Source Key.

1 = response of pregnant woman to a question by a fieldworker; 2 = response of pregnant woman to a question from a health worker; 3 = action observed by fieldworker; 4 = heard by a fieldworker during observations; 5 = written information/data observed by fieldworker; PMTC, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission; ITN, Insecticide Treated Net; STI, sexual transmitted infection; UTI, Urinary Tract Infection; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ANC, Antenatal clinic;