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. 2022 Jan 18;17(1):e0262217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262217

Table 2. Prevalence of prenatal quality indicators and average annual percentage change.

PMAQ, Brazil, 2012 to 2018.

Cycle 1 2012 Cycle 2 2014 Cycle 3 2018 Average annual change (percent points) (95% CI) p-value
Six or more visits 89.1% 84.3% 77.8% -2.25 (-2.43;-2.08) <0.001
Tetanus vaccine 97.0% 89.2% 90.4% -1.22 (-1.34; -1.10) <0.001
Ferrous sulfate prescription 96.5% 96.7% 95.9% -0.14 (-0.26;-0.02) <0.05
Exams:
Common urine 97.7% 97.6% 97.6% -0.02 (-0.09;0.06) 0.711
HIV 94.9% 94.8% 96.9% 0.49 (0.38;0.60) <0.001
Ultrasound 94.4% 93.9% 95.5% 0.31 (0.19;0.42) <0.001
Syphilis 84.3% 87.5% 95.3% 2.34 (2.18–2.50) <0.001
Glucose 82.9% 86.1% 92.5% 1.99 (1.82;2.17) <0.001
All exams 69.2% 74.4% 86.1% 3.54 (3.32;3.76) <0.001
Guidelines:
Exclusive breastfeeding 91.0% 90.8% 87.2% -0.87 (-1.03;-0.71) <0.001
Food and weight gain 88.9% 87.9% 90.6% 0.49 (0.33;0.65) <0.001
Baby care 85.9% 85.2% 83.2% -0.57 (-0.76;-0.38) <0.001
Importance of pre-cancer 65.8% 65.3% 65.5% -0.02 (-0.27;0.22) 0.845
All guidelines 60.3% 59.8% 59.3% -0.19 (-0.45;0.07) 0.151
Procedures
Blood pressure measurement 98.7% 98.8% 99.1% 0.09 (0.03;0.14) <0.05
Measurement of uterine height 97.4% 96.7% 94.5% -0.60 (-0.70;-0.51) <0.001
Breast Exam 56.3% 56.3% 55.9% -0.09 (-0.36;0.17) 0.478
Examination of the oral cavity 45.0% 49.2% 54.7% 1.91 (1.65;2.17) <0.001
Gynecological examination 44.7% 41.4% 35.1% -1.97 (-2.23;-1.71) <0.001
Pre-cancer screening 35.8% 35.3% 31.3% -1.02 (-1.27;-0.77) <0.001
All procedures 17.0% 16.7% 13.5% -0.80 (-0.99;-0.62) <0.001