Table 2.
Number and percentages of ANC visits received by pregnant women in different regions of China
| Variables | Total | Eastern | Central | Western | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(%,95CI) | N(%,95CI) | N(%,95CI) | N(%,95CI) | |||
| Number of ANC visits | ||||||
| ≥ 5 | 38,675 (78.8,78.4–79.2) | 20,208 (72.9,72.4–73.4) | 10,615 (79.5,78.9–80.2) | 7852 (97.8,97.5–98.2) | 2320.45 | 0.000 |
| ≥ 8 | 19,603 (39.9,39.5–40.4) | 10,101 (36.5,35.9–37.0) | 2803 (21.0,20.3–21.7) | 6699 (83.5,82.7–84.3) | 8476.94 | 0.000 |
| ≥ 11 | 8178 (16.7,16.3–17.0) | 3626 (13.0,12.7–13.5) | 239 (1.8,1.6–2.0) | 4313 (53.7,52.7–54.8) | 10,328.50 | 0.000 |
| Percentage of ANC visits, by trimester | ||||||
| First trimester(< 13 weeks) | 30,368 (61.9,61.4–62.3) | 14,551 (52.5,51.9–53.1) | 9104 (68.2,67.4–69.0) | 6713 (83.7,82.8–84.5) | 2872.43 | 0.000 |
| Second trimester(< 28 weeks) | 44,342 (90.3,90.1–90.6) | 24,451 (88.2,87.9–88.6) | 11,984 (89.8,89.3–90.3) | 7907 (98.5,98.3–98.8) | 763.02 | 0.000 |
| Third trimester(≥28 weeks) | 45,117 (91.9,91.7–92.2) | 24,936 (90.0,89.6–90.3) | 12,176 (91.2,90.8–91.7) | 8005 (99.8,99.6–99.9) | 811.68 | 0.000 |
| Quality of ANC visits | ||||||
| Normative ANC | 15,207 (31.0,30.6–31.4) | 5687 (20.5,20.0–21.0) | 4601 (34.5,33.7–35.3) | 4919 (61.3,60.2–62.4) | 4943.51 | 0.000 |
| Qualified ANC | 3941 (8.0,7.8–8.3) | 141 (0.5,0.4–0.6) | 1212 (9.1,8.6–9.6) | 2588 (32.3,31.2–33.3) | 8517.59 | 0.000 |
Note: The first, second, and third trimester were defined as a gestational age less than 13 weeks, 13–27 weeks, and 28–42 weeks, respectively