Table 9.
Variation in ANC quality by month, client, provider, and facility characteristics.
| Variable | Process quality score | Equipment and infrastructure score | Management and supervision score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | p-value | Mean | p-value | Mean | p-value | ||
| Client's education | Primary-level or less | 69.2 | 0.130 | 68.4 | 0.005 | 72.2 | 0.252 |
| Secondary-level or higher | 72.3 | 73.8 | 69.9 | ||||
| Provider cadre | Doctor, registered nurse, or midwife | 69.9 | 0.786 | 72.4 | 0.084 | 70.8 | 0.556 |
| Other health workers | 70.6 | 68.4 | 72.1 | ||||
| Facility type | National, provincial, or district hospital | 69.8 | 0.752 | 77.0 | <0.001 | 79.5 | <0.001 |
| Other health facilities | 70.5 | 67.5 | 68.3 | ||||
| Area of residence | Rural | 70.1 | 0.748 | 69.1 | 0.011 | 73.3 | 0.009 |
| Urban | 71.1 | 75.0 | 63.8 | ||||
| Month | January | 75.6 | 0.194 | 72.0 | 0.149 | 70.2 | 0.374 |
| February | 69.3 | 66.2 | 70.5 | ||||
| March | 69.9 | 72.0 | 71.3 | ||||
| April | 68.2 | 73.0 | 75.0 | ||||