Table 3.
Pregnancy-related information.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Used family planning (n = 800) | 271 | 33.9 |
| Family planning method used (n = 269) | ||
| • Tablets | 43 | 15.0 |
| • Injection | 205 | 76.2 |
| • Condom | 6 | 2.2 |
| • Implanon | 11 | 4.1 |
| • Sterilized | 3 | 1.1 |
| • IUD | 1 | 0.4 |
| • Pregnancy planned (n = 797) | 280 | 35.1 |
| • Attended an antenatal clinic (n = 800) | 777 | 97.1 |
| Weeks pregnant when visited clinic for the first time (n = 755) | ||
| • 1–10 | 298 | 39.5 |
| • 11–20 | 348 | 46.1 |
| • 21–30 | 90 | 11.9 |
| • 31+ | 19 | 2.5 |
| • Median number of antenatal care visits (n = 758) | 6 | |
| Medication and/or supplements used during pregnancy (n = 777) | ||
| • Iron | 694 | 89.3 |
| • Folic acid | 667 | 85.8 |
| • Calcium gluconate | 603 | 77.6 |
| • Micronutrients | 581 | 74.8 |
| • Iron, folic acid, calcium gluconate, and micronutrients | 419 | 54.0 |
| • Enriched porridge or other nutrition supplements | 68 | 8.8 |
| • ART | 132 | 17.0 |
| • Hypertension | 50 | 6.4 |
| • Diabetes | 11 | 1.4 |
| • Other | 7 | 0.9 |
| • If on ART treatment, knew status before falling pregnant (n = 130) | 92 | 70.8 |
| • Received breastfeeding education during antenatal care visits (n = 774) | 659 | 85.1 |
| If yes, from: (n = 659) | ||
| • Professional nurse | 316 | 48.0 |
| • Dietitian | 46 | 7.0 |
| • Community health worker (CHW) | 207 | 31.4 |
| • Do not know who | 4 | 0.6 |
| • Private doctor | 4 | 0.6 |
| • Nurse and dietitian | 28 | 4.3 |
| • Nurse and CHW | 53 | 8.0 |
| • Doctor and CHW | 1 | 0.2 |
| • Child registered for a child support grant (n = 798) | 266 | 33.3 |
| • Smoked or snuffed during pregnancy (n = 800) | 209 | 26.1 |
| • Used recreational drugs during pregnancy (n = 800) | 3 | 0.3 |
| Used alcohol during pregnancy (n = 799) | ||
| • Yes | 75 | 9.4 |
| • Yes, before I knew I was pregnant | 117 | 14.6 |