Table 5.
Provision of health promotion during pregnancy, and on childbirth and postpartum care to mothers by health providers*
| Variable | Total (N = 421)a | Urban (n = 81) | Rural (n = 340) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explaining disease prevention | ||||
| yes | 88 (20.9%) | 46 (56.8%) | 42 (12.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Providing information on how to seek care if danger sign is observed | ||||
| yes | 171 (40.6%) | 54 (66.7%) | 117 (34.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Explaining on physical activities to be done during pregnancy | ||||
| yes | 121 (28.7%) | 47 (58.0%) | 74 (21.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Advising pregnant women to take more rest than usual | ||||
| yes | 214 (50.8%) | 53 (65.4%) | 161 (47.4%) | 0.003 |
| Advising mothers not to restrict food | ||||
| yes | 168 (39.9%) | 55 (67.9%) | 113 (33.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Advising mothers not to drink nor smoke | ||||
| yes | 118 (28.0%) | 34 (42.0%) | 84 (24.7%) | 0.002 |
| Advising mothers to eat variety of food | ||||
| yes | 71 (16.9%) | 45 (55.6%) | 26 (7.6%) | < 0.001 |
| Giving iron/folate/vitamin to mothers | ||||
| yes | 105 (24.9%) | 45 (55.6%) | 60 (17.6%) | < 0.001 |
| Total score of health promotion during pregnancy over 8, Median (range) | 2 (0–8) | 5 (0–8) | 2 (0–6) | < 0.001 |
| Advising a safe place for childbirth | ||||
| yes | 199 (47.3%) | 44 (54.3%) | 155 (45.6%) | 0.157 |
| Providing information on signs of labour | ||||
| yes | 180 (42.8%) | 46 (56.8%) | 134 (39.4%) | 0.004 |
| Providing childbirth preparedness | ||||
| yes | 167 (39.7%) | 38 (46.9%) | 129 (37.9%) | 0.138 |
| Advising on postpartum care at health facilities | ||||
| yes | 48 (11.4%) | 17 (21.0%) | 31 (9.1%) | 0.003 |
| Advising to bring the child for vaccination | ||||
| yes | 65 (15.4%) | 17 (21.0%) | 48 (14.1%) | 0.124 |
| Providing child vaccination counseling | ||||
| yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Providing breastfeeding counseling | ||||
| yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Providing nutrition counseling | ||||
| yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Advising postpartum mothers to eat a variety of food | ||||
| Yes | 42 (10.0%) | 30 (37.0%) | 12 (3.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Informing on diet habits to improve malnutrition | ||||
| yes | 50 (11.9%) | 14 (17.3%) | 36 (10.6%) | 0.094 |
| Informing on complementary food for child at 6 to 23 months | ||||
| Yes | 33 (7.8%) | 21 (25.9%) | 12 (3.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Suggesting one/two options to improve nutrition status | ||||
| Yes | 53 (12.6%) | 26 (32.1%) | 27 (7.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Total scores of health promotion for childbirth and postpartum period over 12 | ||||
| Median (range) | 2 (0–7) | 3 (0–8) | 2 (0–7) | < 0.001 |
aThis is the number of observations recorded from 421 pregnant women who visited ANC
*Data shown as number (%) unless indicated