Table 2. Information on commencement and frequency of ANC services.
| Indicator | Characteristics of women | Distribution N (%) |
Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of ANC accessed (n = 188) | Did not access any ANC | 2 (1) | |
| Accessed health facility care | 186 (99) | ||
| Accessed both health facility and TBA care | 82 (44) | ||
| Gestational age at first ANC visit (weeks) N = 186 |
<13 weeks | 18 (10) | |
| 13–19.9 | 27 (14) | ||
| 20–26.9 | 95 (51) | ||
| ≥27 | 46(25) | ||
| average | 23.4 weeks | ||
| Gestational age (months) at first TBA care visit (n = 82) |
≤3 | 20 (24) | |
| 4–6 | 34 (42) | ||
| ≥7 | 28 (34) | ||
| Average | 5.3 months | ||
| Frequency of health facility based ANC (Number of times) (n = 86), (based on recently delivered mothers) |
1 | 4 (5) | |
| 2 | 14 (16) | ||
| 3 | 30 (35) | ||
| 4 | 22 (26) | ||
| ≥5 | 16 (19) | ||
| Frequency of seeking TBA services (number of times) n = 78) |
1 | 34(41) | |
| 2 | 24(29) | ||
| 3 | 10(12) | ||
| 4 | 5(6) | ||
| ≥5 | 9(11) |