Table 2.
Health services uptake between intervention and control groups
| Variables | Standard | Intervention | Chi-square test |
|---|---|---|---|
| %(n) | %(n) | p-value | |
| Antenatal care | |||
| bAttended at least 1 antenatal care session in 2nd trimester | 65.4(170) | 55.6(143) | 0.023 |
| bAttended at least 1 antenatal care session in 3rd trimester | 57.7(150) | 89.1(229) | 0.000 |
| bAttended at least 1 antenatal care session in each (2nd & 3rd) trimester | 36.2(94) | 48.6(125) | 0.004 |
| bAttended ANC at 36-38wks | 15.4(40) | 33.9(87) | 0.000 |
| bReceived Tetanus Toxoid during pregnancy | 62.3(162) | 59.5(153) | 0.518 |
| Postnatal care | |||
| cReceived OPV0 & BCG | 24.2(62) | 31.6(80) | 0.063 |
| cImmunization at 6 weeks | 5.5(14) | 14.2(36) | 0.001 |
| cImmunization at 10 weeks | 4.3(11) | 8.7(22) | 0.044 |
| cImmunization at 14 weeks | 2.0(5) | 6.7(17) | 0.008 |
| cExclusive breastfeeding | 2.3 (6) | 1.4(4) | 0.535 |
| bDelivered at health facility | 7.7(20) | 12.8(33) | 0.054 |
| cAttended PNC within 2 weeks | 28.5 (73) | 32.8(83) | 0.294 |
| cCritical uptake of health servicesa | 19.1(49) | 29.3(74) | 0.008 |
aCritical uptake defined as attending ANC in 3rd trimester, early postnatal care session (within 2 weeks after delivery) or immunization at birth
b(Control N = 260; Intervention N = 257)
c(Control N = 256; Intervention N = 253)