Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric history of women at first antenatal clinic visit in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017*.
| Characteristic |
Value |
|---|---|
| Total | 699 (100.0) |
| Sociodemographic | |
| Enrollment clinic | |
| St. Mary’s Hospital Vunapope | 184 (26.3) |
| Nonga General Hospital | 83 (11.9) |
| Kerevat Rural Hospital | 125 (17.9) |
| Napapar Health Centre | 158 (22.6) |
| Paparatava Health Centre | 149 (21.3) |
| Clinic administration | |
| Government | 208 (29.8) |
| Catholic Health Services | 491 (70.2) |
| Clinic setting | |
| Urban | 342 (48.9) |
| Rural | 357 (51.1) |
| Age, y† | |
| Median age (IQR), range | 26 (22–30), 16–49 |
| 16–24 | 275 (39.7) |
| 25–34 | 334 (48.3) |
| >35 | 83 (12.0) |
| Highest level of education completed‡ | |
| Primary: grade 8 or less | 325 (46.6) |
| High school: grades 9, 10 | 177 (25.4) |
| Secondary, vocational, or tertiary | 196 (28.1) |
| Employment status | |
| Not employed | 531 (76.0) |
| Employed (paid work) or student | 168 (24.0) |
| Province of birth | |
| East New Britain | 578 (82.7) |
| Other | 121 (17.3) |
| Religion‡ | |
| Catholic | 345 (49.4) |
| Other | 353 (50.6) |
| Marital status§ | |
| Married or cohabiting | 663 (95.1) |
| Single, separated, or widowed | 34 (4.9) |
| Polygamy¶ | |
| 1 wife | 583 (88.1) |
| >1 wife | 79 (11.9) |
| Median household monthly expenditure, kina (SD)# | 150 (50–300) |
| Median cost of antenatal care visit, kina (SD)** | 4 (2–20) |
| Family planning‡‡ | |
| Never used modern method | 569 (82.5) |
| Has used modern method |
121 (17.5) |
| Maternal health parameters at first antenatal clinic | |
| Gravidity | |
| Primigravidae | 177 (25.3) |
| Multigravidae: 2nd–4th pregnancy | 384 (54.9) |
| Grandmulti: ≥5th pregnancy | 138 (19.7) |
| Abnormal vaginal discharge | |
| At any time during pregnancy‡ | 135 (19.3) |
| Currently§ | 98 (14.0) |
| Smoking§ | |
| Never smoked | 427 (61.3) |
| Stopped when pregnant | 241 (34.6) |
| Current smoker |
29 (4.2) |
| Previous pregnancy outcomes | |
| Median age at first pregnancy, y (IQR)†† | 21 (19–24) |
| History pregnancy loss‡‡ | |
| Miscarriage | 46 (8.8) |
| Abortion | 1 (0.2) |
| Stillbirth |
16 (3.1) |
| Partner information | |
| Partner's employment status§§ | |
| Unemployed | 269 (39.6) |
| Employed in paid work | 411 (60.4) |
| Partner attending first antenatal clinic¶¶ | |
| No | 571 (82.3) |
| Yes | 123 (17.7) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. N = 699, except as indicated. †Missing age data for 9 women, missing age group for 7 women. ‡Missing data for 1 woman. §Missing data for 2 women. ¶Missing data for 37 women. #Missing data for 17 women. 1.00 Papua New Guinean kina = 0.28 US dollar. **Missing data for 9 women. 1.00 Papua New Guinean kina = 0.28 US dollar. ††Missing data for 7 women. ‡‡Out of 520 women who had previous pregnancies. §§Missing data for 19 women. ¶¶Missing data for 5 women.