Table 3.
DHS estimates of coverage of antenatal care (ANC) and ANC interventions among women who reported attending at least one ANC visit*
| Year | ANC1+ (%) | ANC4+ (%) | Early ANC enrollment (%)† | Median months of pregnancy at 1st ANC visit | Blood sample taken (%) | Urine sample taken (%) | Blood pressure measured (%) | Weight measured (%) | Iron tablets or syrup given (%) | Any or complete tetanus protection at birth (%) | Any SP/Fansidar use during ANC visit (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin |
2011/12 |
86.0 |
58.3 |
48.3 |
3.8 |
81.3 |
94.1 |
97.7 |
98.3 |
80.8 |
78.2 |
37.3 |
| Burkina Faso |
2010 |
95.5 |
33.1 |
40.6 |
4.3 |
63.3 |
84.5 |
97.2 |
98.2 |
93.3 |
91.0 |
– |
| DRC |
2013/14 |
88.5 |
47.2 |
16.7 |
5.4 |
61.4 |
52.0 |
74.1 |
88.2 |
58.7 |
75.0 |
33.0 |
| Ghana |
2003 |
91.9 |
68.9 |
45.8 |
4.0 |
85.8 |
83.7 |
95.4 |
94.3 |
79.4 |
85.1 |
0.8 |
| Kenya |
2003 |
87.4 |
50.9 |
10.5 |
5.9 |
56.4 |
49.1 |
82.3 |
90.9 |
46.8 |
85.5 |
9.9 |
| Kenya |
2008/9 |
91.5 |
45.7 |
13.5 |
5.8 |
82.7 |
66.6 |
84.2 |
94.0 |
69.6 |
88.5 |
33.6 |
| Namibia |
2006/7 |
94.3 |
70.2 |
31.6 |
4.8 |
97.3 |
92.8 |
97.1 |
98.0 |
79.6 |
56.7 |
19.6 |
| Rwanda |
2007/8 |
96.1 |
24.8 |
23.2 |
5.3 |
73.6 |
17.9 |
87.0 |
97.2 |
41.7 |
74.1 |
51.3 |
| Senegal |
2012/13 |
94.2 |
45.8 |
54.0 |
3.7 |
80.3 |
86.7 |
99.1 |
95.4 |
93.6 |
91.2 |
73.5 |
| Senegal |
2014 |
96.1 |
47.1 |
57.8 |
3.6 |
85.5 |
89.3 |
99.6 |
95.4 |
94.8 |
90.7 |
71.1 |
| Sierra Leone |
2013 |
97.5 |
75.8 |
44.7 |
4.1 |
89.3 |
72.4 |
93.9 |
88.7 |
94.1 |
97.3 |
62.1 |
| Tanzania |
2004/5 |
92.3 |
59.2 |
13.6 |
5.5 |
52.6 |
39.7 |
64.0 |
93.8 |
61.0 |
78.8 |
49.5 |
| Tanzania |
2015/16 |
97.9 |
49.2 |
23.1 |
5.0 |
87.3 |
58.6 |
69.5 |
93.8 |
81.9 |
74.4 |
68.3 |
| Togo |
2013/14 |
49.5 |
56.4 |
27 |
4.9 |
87.4 |
88.4 |
97.0 |
N/A |
85.8 |
85.5 |
58.7 |
| Uganda |
2006 |
93.1 |
45.9 |
16.2 |
5.6 |
28.4 |
11.4 |
51.3 |
76.5 |
63.2 |
76.1 |
33.5 |
| Uganda |
2011 |
94.9 |
47.2 |
20.7 |
5.2 |
83.4 |
22.0 |
58.0 |
77.5 |
75.8 |
80.9 |
44.9 |
| Zimbabwe |
2015 |
92.0 |
74.1 |
37.4 |
4.5 |
98.7 |
66.9 |
97.3 |
94.0 |
83.9 |
82.1 |
13.3 |
| Median | 93.1 | 49.2 | 27.0 | 4.9 | 82.7 | 66.9 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 79.6 | 82.1 | 41.1 |
N/A – no data available
*Reference period: 3 years.
†Early ANC enrollment was defined as first ANC visit before 16 weeks of gestation.