Table 3 Characteristics of pre-intervention pregnant women/mothers and post-intervention mothers
Pre-intervention in 2011 | Post-intervention in 2013a | Chi-square test | ||||||||||||||
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Pregnant womenb (N = 800) | Mothers of children <3 years of ageb (N = 800) | Dien Bien (n = 200) | Hoa Binh (n = 200) | Thanh Hoa (n = 210) | An Giang (n = 200) | Total (N = 810) | Chi-square | P-value | ||||||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Antenatal care seeking behavior | ||||||||||||||||
Knowledge: Know a need for ≥3 ANC visits | ||||||||||||||||
Know | 735 | (91.9 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 179 | (89.5 %) | 186 | (93.0 %) | 202 | (96.0 %) | 192 | (96.0 %) | 759 | (93.7 %) | 2.0132 | 0.1559 |
Don’t know | 65 | (8.1 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 21 | (10.5 %) | 14 | (7.0 %) | 8 | (4.0 %) | 8 | (4.0 %) | 51 | (6.3 %) | ||
Attitude: Will take/took MCH Handbook for ANC visits a | ||||||||||||||||
Always | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 132 | (66.0 %) | 169 | (84.5 %) | 154 | (74.8 %) | 159 | (79.5 %) | 618 | (76.2 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] |
Sometimes | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 18 | (9.0 %) | 11 | (5.5 %) | 2 | (1.0 %) | 5 | (2.5 %) | 36 | (4.4 %) | ||
Probably, will forget or won’t do | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 50 | (25.0 %) | 20 | (10.0 %) | 51 | (24.3 %) | 36 | (18.0 %) | 157 | (19.4 %) | ||
Practice 1: Made ≥3 ANC visits, in practice | ||||||||||||||||
Made ≥ 3 ANC visits | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 540 | (67.5 %) | 179 | (89.5 %) | 186 | (93.0 %) | 202 | (96.2 %) | 192 | (96.0 %) | 747 | (92.2 %) | 151.85 | < 0.001 |
Made only < 3 ANC visits | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 260 | (32.5 %) | 21 | (10.5 %) | 14 | (7.0 %) | 8 | (8 %) | 8 | (4.0 %) | 63 | (7.8 %) | ||
Practice 2: ≥3 ANC recorded in MCH Handbook by HWs a | ||||||||||||||||
Fully or partially recorded | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 117 | (58.5 %) | 151 | (75.5 %) | 160 | (76.2 %) | 109 | (54.5 %) | 537 | (66.3 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] |
Not recorded | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 81 | (40.5 %) | 44 | (22.0 %) | 49 | (23.3 %) | 89 | (44.5 %) | 254 | (31.4 %) | ||
Lost or misplaced MCH Handbook | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 2 | (1.0 %) | 5 | (2.5 %) | 1 | (0.5 %) | 2 | (1.0 %) | 19 | (2.3 %) | ||
Breastfeeding practices | ||||||||||||||||
Knowledge: Know exclusive breastfeeding for 24 months | ||||||||||||||||
Know | 529 | (66.1 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 170 | (85.0 %) | 132 | (66.0 %) | 139 | (66.2 %) | 132 | (66.1 %) | 702 | (86.7 %) | 92.219 | < 0.001 |
Don’t know | 271 | (33.9 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 30 | (15.0 %) | 68 | (34.0 %) | 71 | (33.8 %) | 68 | (33.9 %) | 108 | (13.3 %) | ||
Attitude: Will take/took MCH Handbook for child health check a | ||||||||||||||||
Always | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 170 | (85.1 %) | 147 | (73.7 %) | 146 | (69.6 %) | 153 | (76.3 %) | 617 | (76.5 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] |
Sometimes | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 5 | (2.3 %) | 14 | (7.0 %) | 6 | (3.0 %) | 8 | (4.1 %) | 36 | (4.2 %) | ||
Probably, will forget or won’t do | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 25 | (12.6 %) | 60 | (30.1 %) | 58 | (27.3 %) | 39 | (19.6 %) | 157 | (19.2 %) | ||
Practice 1: Exclusively breastfed infant for ≥6 months, in practice | ||||||||||||||||
Exclusively breastfed for ≥ 6 months | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 146 | (18.3 %) | 138 | (69.1 %) | 145 | (72.5 %) | 153 | (73.0 %) | 172 | (86.1 %) | 607 | (74.9 %) | 519.53 | < 0.001 |
Exclusively breastfed < 6 months | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 654 | (81.7 %) | 62 | (30.9 %) | 55 | (27.5 %) | 57 | (27.0 %) | 28 | (13.9 %) | 203 | (25.1 %) | ||
Practice 2: Exclusive breastfeeding recorded in MCH Handbook by mothers a | ||||||||||||||||
Fully or partially recorded | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 160 | (80.0 %) | 161 | (80.5 %) | 120 | (57.1 %) | 115 | (57.5 %) | 552 | (68.1 %) | [n.a.] | [n.a.] |
Not recorded | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 38 | (19.0 %) | 34 | (17.0 %) | 89 | (41.5 %) | 83 | (41.5 %) | 239 | (29.5 %) | ||
Lost or misplaced MCH Handbook | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | [n.a.] | 2 | (1.0 %) | 5 | (2.5 %) | 1 | (1.0 %) | 2 | (1.0 %) | 19 | (2.3 %) | ||