Table 3.
Information on last live childbirth as reported by recall of mother
| Details last pregnancy and childbirth | N = 2208 |
|---|---|
| Received at least one ANC check-up last pregnancy, n (%) | 1842 (83.4) |
| Number of ANC visits, mean (SD) | 2.5 (1.9) |
| Women with at least four ANC, n (%) | 462 (20.9) |
| Had contact with any of the community health workers (CHWs) during ANC, n (%) | 2007 (90.9) |
| Number of contacts with CHWs during ANC, median (IQR) | 5 (3, 7) |
| Place of childbirth (%) | |
| Home | 701 (31.8) |
| Health centre | 937 (42.4) |
| Hospital | 570 (25.8) |
| Planned place of childbirth, n (%) | 1682 (76.2) |
| Vital status of offspring at time of interview (alive), n (%) | 2189 (99.1) |
| Male child, n (%) | 1115 (50.5) |
| Normal delivery, n (%) | 1349 (90.2) |
| Instrumental, n (%) | 65 (4.4) |
| LSCS, n (%) | 81 (5.4) |
| Duration of stay in days in the hospital/health centre, median | 0.62 (0.12,2) |
| (IQR) stayed at least for 24 h (1492), n (%) | 672 (45.0) |
| Received advice was given before discharge (1495), n (%) | |
| Initiation of breast feeding within 1 h | |
| Feeding colostrum | 1176 (78.7) |
| Exclusive breast feeding | 1213 (81.1) |
| Kangaroo mother care | 1040 (69.6) |
| Bathing after 24 h | 311 (20.8) |
| Information on danger signs | 579 (38.7) |
| Mother | 542 (36.3) |
| Newborn | 579 (38.7) |
| Contraception due to breast feeding | 72 (4.8) |
| Postnatal care, n (%) | |
| None after childbirth | 1628 (73.7) |
| Within 42 days but after 7 days of childbirth | 199 (9) |
| Within 7 days of childbirth | 381 (17.3) |
| Number of visits made (n = 580), median (IQR) | 1 (1, 2) |
| Median time in days of first PNC visit (n = 580), median (IQR) | 5 (1, 12) |
| Home visit by community health worker after childbirth, n (%) | |
| Within 42 days | 1078 (48.8) |
| After 42 days | 222 (10.1) |
| Not visited | 908 (41.1) |
| Number of contacts within 42 days of childbirth, median (IQR) (n = 1300) | 2 (1, 4) |