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. 2019 Jun;19(2):1841–1848. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.6

Table 3.

Antenatal care: attendance, timing and components

Variable Transnzoia UasinGishu ElgeyoMarakwet Bungoma Busia Kakamega Total average National
estimates
Where pregnant ?
women seek
health services
Public health facility
Private health 724 (92.5) 1007 (93.3) 325 (99.7) 1395 (99.2) 1156 (94.3) 1404 (97.7) 6001 (96.1)
facility 8 (1.0) 5 (0.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15 (1.2) 0 (0) 28 (0.4)
Other 51 (6.5) 67 (6.2) 1 (0.3) 11 (0.8) 55 (4.5) 33 (2.3) 218 (3.5)
Where pregnant ?
women with
complications are
referred
Public health facility
Private health 751 (96) 1027 (95.2) 324 (99.4) 1394 (99.1) 1102 (89.9) 1402 (97.7) 6002 (95.9)
facility 5 (0.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 8 (0.1)
Don't know 27 (3.4) 52 (4.8) 2 (0.6) 11 (0.8) 123 (10) 32 (2.2) 247 (3.9)
Number of ANC
visits
None 53 (6.8) 40 (3.7) 9 (2.8) 22 (1.6) 48 (3.9) 132 (9.2) 304 (4.9) 4.0
1–3 147 (18.8) 929 (86.1) 163 (50.0) 524 (37.3) 617 (50.3) 491 (34.2) 2871 (45.9) 38.1
4+ 583 (74.5) 110 (10.2) 154 (47.2) 860 (61.2) 561 (45.8) 814 (56.6) 3082 (49.3) 57.6
First ANC in first
trimester
Yes 425 (54.3) 69 (6.4) 34 (10.4) 266 (18.9) 125 (10.2) 327 (22.8) 1246 (19.9) 30.2
No 283 (36.1) 962 (89.2) 276 (84.7) 1094 (77.8) 1035 (84.4) 962 (66.9) 4612 (73.7) 68.2
NA/ Don't Know 75 (9.6) 48 (4.4) 16 (4.9) 46 (3.3) 66 (5.4) 148 (10.3) 399 (6.4) 1.7
Tetanus toxoid
injection during
ANC
Yes 693 (88.6) 1021 (94.6) 290 (89.0) 1228 (87.3) 984 (80.3) 1187 (82.6) 5403 (86.4) 75.6
No 13 (1.7) 40 (3.7) 29 (9.9) 171 (12.2) 206 (16.8) 142 (9.9) 601 (9.6) 24.4
Not Applicable 76 (9.7) 18 (1.7) 7 (2.1) 7 (0.5) 36 (2.9) 108 (7.5) 252 (4.0) -
Hypertension
testing during
ANC
Yes 694 (88.6) 1061 (98.4) 311 (95.4) 1205 (85.7) 1167 (95.2) 1248 (86.8) 5686 (90.9) 94.0
No 20 (2.6) 1 (0.1) 5 (1.5) 193 (13.7) 25 (2.0) 82 (5.7) 326 (5.2) 6.0
Not Applicable 69 (8.8) 16 (1.5) 10 (3.1) 8 (0.6) 34 (2.8) 107 (7.4) 244 (3.9) -