Table 2.
Antenatal care, labour, and delivery experiences with causal pregnancy by country.
| Total | Bangladesh | Guinea | Niger | Nigeria | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1354) | (n = 140) | (n = 251) | (n = 171) | (n = 422) | (n = 370) | |
| Received ANC (%) | 50.0 | 25.4 | 60.2 | 60.6 | 10.9 | 90.7 |
| Median number of ANC visits (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 5.0 (2.0–6.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) |
| Among those attending ANC, % told about: | ||||||
| Birth plan (%) | 41.3 | 35.5 | 16.2 | 11.2 | 43.2 | 62.0 |
| Signs of pregnancy complications (%) | 42.1 | 27.6 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 56.4 | 61.3 |
| Laboured at home >12 hours before seeking care (%) | 79.1 | 100.0 | 94.4 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 73.4 |
| Reasons for delay in seeking care among women who laboured >12 hrsa | ||||||
| Structural delays | ||||||
| No transport (%) | 27.1 | 15.4 | 53.1 | 3.9 | 15.2 | 32.9 |
| Transport too expensive (%) | 22.8 | 15.4 | 35.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 37.2 |
| Facility too far away (%) | 20.4 | 12.3 | 35.2 | 5.9 | 22.0 | 20.1 |
| Care too expensive (%) | 12.7 | 43.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 8.5 |
| Poor service quality (%) | 1.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Facility not open (%) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Sociocultural delays | ||||||
| Husband/family did not allow (%) | 25.3 | 35.4 | 67.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 12.0 |
| Not necessary (%) | 21.5 | 50.8 | 13.3 | 26.5 | 19.7 | 16.7 |
| Not customary (%) | 17.7 | 16.9 | 50.0 | 6.9 | 23.3 | 1.7 |
a
Multiple responses; percentages exceed 100%.