Table 3.
Uptake of interventions of 371 children and their mother's (caregivers) attending PML hospital in Accra, Ghana
| Characteristic | Nutritional status of child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Malnourished n, % | Well-nourished n, % | ||
| Number of antenatal visits | |||
| Inadequate | 38 (20.9) | 10 (5.3) | |
| Adequate | 144 (79.1) | 179 (94.7) | |
| Number of postnatal visits | |||
| < Two visits | 50 (27.5) | 24 (12.7) | |
| ≥ Two visits | 132 (72.5) | 165 (87.3) | |
| De-worming status (in last 6 months) | |||
| Not de-wormed | 170 (93.4) | 150 (79.4) | |
| De-wormed | 12 (6.6) | 39 (20.6) | |
| Mother received breastfeeding and nutritional counselling | |||
| No | 12 (6.6) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Yes | 170 (93.4) | 188 (99.5) | |
| Growth monitoring indicator status | |||
| Faltering | 71 (77.2) | 24 (19.5) | |
| Growing well | 21 (22.8) | 99 (80.5) | |
| BCG vaccine | |||
| No | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Yes | 171 (99.4) | 166 (99.4) | |
| Penta-3 vaccine | |||
| No | 5 (2.9) | 3 (1.8) | |
| Yes | 167 (97.1) | 164 (98.2) | |
| Measles vaccine | |||
| No | 22 (15.0) | 14 (9.9) | |
| Yes | 125 (85.0) | 128 (90.1) | |
| Vitamin A status | |||
| Not up to date | 44 (25.6) | 39 (23.4) | |
| Up to date | 128 (74.4) | 128 (76.6) | |