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. 2019 Feb 19;16(2):e1002749. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002749

Table 3. ANC coverage and content for most recent live birth deliveries in the survey recall period, by country.

Country Sample size of deliveries Percent started ANC in first trimester of pregnancy Percent received 4+ ANC visits ANC content—among ANC users
Percent had blood pressure measured at least once during ANC Percent had urine sample taken at least once during ANC Percent had blood sample taken at least once during ANC Percent took iron supplementation during pregnancy Percent received information about complications during ANC
Singleton Twin Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value Singleton Twin p-Value
Kenya* 14,713 236 19.7% 27.0% 0.055 57.5% 62.4% 0.254 93.9% 96.2% 0.348 88.7% 92.6% 0.290 96.0% 96.8% 0.663 71.9% 66.7% 0.333 58.3% 67.4% 0.119
Malawi 13,161 285 23.9% 29.8% 0.038 50.5% 55.4% 0.169 83.2% 80.7% 0.361 32.2% 33.5% 0.727 92.4% 94.0% 0.379 90.3% 89.7% 0.814 Not measured
Mozambique 7,455 167 13.1% 15.8% 0.353 50.5% 57.6% 0.136 58.7% 65.7% 0.158 49.5% 57.4% 0.104 84.4% 89.0% 0.179 87.9% 87.2% 0.861 39.5% 43.2% 0.418
Rwanda 5,866 86 56.1% 57.0% 0.884 43.9% 47.0% 0.575 83.9% 93.8% 0.016 58.2% 61.6% 0.527 96.7% 98.9% 0.251 80.1% 87.6% 0.086 78.3% 82.7% 0.338
Tanzania 6,912 137 24.3% 32.5% 0.059 50.6% 52.9% 0.658 70.8% 70.5% 0.951 60.0% 60.4% 0.941 86.9% 88.7% 0.574 82.0% 87.9% 0.124 Not measured
Uganda 10,064 198 29.1% 29.5% 0.919 59.9% 59.9% 0.995 71.6% 79.6% 0.030 39.3% 46.8% 0.060 93.0% 93.2% 0.939 89.7% 91.6% 0.455 Not measured
Zambia 9,184 166 24.4% 25.5% 0.782 55.4% 61.0% 0.202 88.9% 88.3% 0.828 41.6% 34.0% 0.103 94.0% 88.7% 0.011 96.6% 98.1% 0.296 87.9% 90.2% 0.414
Zimbabwe 4,747 85 38.5% 36.3% 0.701 75.8% 74.3% 0.797 96.9% 97.1% 0.927 68.0% 76.6% 0.178 98.3% 99.2% 0.448 88.4% 91.5% 0.424 Not measured

*Kenya content of care indicators were only asked on a random subsample of the respondents, the sample sizes of singleton and twin deliveries were 7,056 and 111, respectively.

ANC, antenatal care.