Table 1.
Gestational age and reasons for visiting the ANC clinic by the type of health facility
| Health facility | Total, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health center, n (%) | Hospital, n (%) | ||
| Gestational age in weeks | |||
| <12 weeks | 19 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (2.3) |
| 12-24 weeks | 237 (32.3) | 12 (11.0) | 249 (29.5) |
| 25 weeks or more | 462 (62.9) | 90 (82.6) | 552 (65.5) |
| Mean weeks | 27.7 | 35.0 | 28.6 |
| Did not know | 16 (2.2) | 7 (6.4) | 23 (2.7) |
| Number of pregnancies ever had | |||
| 1 | 363 (49.5) | 46 (42.2) | 409 (48.5) |
| 2 | 213 (29.0) | 37 (33.9) | 250 (29.7) |
| 3 | 95 (12.9) | 16 (14.7) | 111 (13.2) |
| 4 or more | 63 (8.6) | 10 (9.2) | 73 (8.7) |
| Reason for visiting the ANC clinic | |||
| For ANC service | 693 (94.4) | 98 (89.9) | 791 (93.8) |
| For HIV testing | 137 (18.7) | 16 (14.7) | 153 (18.1) |
| To receive ARV prophylaxis | 53 (7.2) | 22 (20.2) | 75 (8.9) |
| For other reasons | 8 (11.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.0) |
| Number of visits made to ANC clinic | |||
| One | 218 (29.7) | 28 (25.7) | 246 (29.2) |
| Two | 168 (22.9) | 23 (21.1) | 191 (22.7) |
| Three | 174 (23.7) | 23 (21.1) | 197 (23.4) |
| Four or more visits | 174 (23.7) | 35 (32.1) | 209 (24.8) |
| N | 734 (87.1) | 109 (12.9) | 843 (100.0) |