Table 4.

Mothers’ medical history taking and physical examination by health providers*

Variable	Total (N = 421)a	Urban (n = 81)	Rural (n = 340)	P-value
Asking age of mothers
yes	272 (64.6%)	19 (23.5%)	253 (71.4%)	< 0.001
Asking medication taken
yes	232 (55.1%)	42 (51.9%)	190 (55.9%)	0.521
Asking last menstruation
yes	210 (49.9%)	30 (37.0%)	180 (52.9%)	0.010
Asking prior pregnancy
yes	250 (59.4%)	36 (44.4%)	214 (62.9%)	0.002
Asking previous pregnancy problem
yes	139 (33.0%)	30 (37.0%)	109 (32.1%)	0.329
Asking current pregnancy problem
yes	216 (51.3%)	48 (59.3%)	168 (49.4%)	0.111
Total score of history taking (max 6)
Median (range)	3 (0–6)	2 (0–6)	3 (0–6)	0.007
Measuring weight and height
yes	293 (69.6%)	57 (70.4%)	236 (69.4%)	0.866
Recording weight and fetus growth in the follow up book
yes	287 (68.2%)	61 (75.3%)	226 (66.5%)	0.12
Taking blood pressure
yes	260 (61.8%)	62 (76.5%)	198 (58.2%)	0.002
Examining edema
yes	272 (64.6%)	66 (81.5%)	206 (60.6%)	< 0.001
Examining abdomen
yes	311 (73.9%)	58 (71.6%)	253 (74.4%)	0.605
Listening to heart beat of fetus
yes	175 (41.6%)	55 (67.9%)	120 (53.3%)	< 0.001
Score of physical examination (max 6)
Median (range)	5 (0–6)	5 (0–6)	4.5 (0–6)	0.002
Washing hands before examination
yes	28 (6.7%)	1 (1.2%)	27 (7.9%)	0.017
Asking permission any time before performing examination
yes	86 (20.4%)	58 (71.6%)	28 (8.2%)	< 0.001
Giving feedback on the results of examination to the mothers
yes	128 (43.2%)	59 (72.8%)	123 (36.2%)	< 0.001
Considering privacy during examination
yes	17 (4.0%)	10 (12.3%)	7 (2.1%)	< 0.001
Score of additional procedures (max 4)
Median (range)	1 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	0 (0–3)	< 0.001
Grand total score of all physical examination performances (max 10)
Median (range)	5 (0–9)	6 (1–9)	5 (0–9)	< 0.001

^aThis is the number of observations recorded from 421 pregnant women who visited ANC

*Data shown as number (%) unless indicated