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Table 2 Percent distribution of women who had a live birth in the last one year by antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care for the most recent birth

From: Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

n

%

CI

Received any antenatal care during the last pregnancy

507

75.4

72.0-78.5

Received 4+ antenatal care during the last pregnancy

179

26.6

23.2-29.9

Place of last antenatal care visit

 No antenatal care visit

165

24.6

21.2-27.8

 Home

16

2.4

1.2-3.5

 Birthing Hut

37

5.5

3.7-7.2

 Government hospital

101

15.0

12.3-17.7

 NGO

271

40.3

36.6-44.0

 Pharmacy/Chamber/Private clinic

82

12.2

9.7-14.6

Services received during antenatal care visit*

 Height/weight measured

293

43.6

39.8-47.3

 Blood pressure measured

183

27.2

24.0-30.7

 Blood tested

77

11.5

9.2-14.0

 Urine tested

121

18.0

15.2-21.0

 Abdomen examined

409

60.9

57.1-64.4

 Internal examination

5

.7

0.3-1.7

 Ultrasonic test

95

14.1

11.7-16.9

 Tetanus vaccination

61

9.1

7.1-11.4

 Iron supplementation

78

11.6

9.4-14.2

Place of delivery, Home

567

84.4

81.1-86.7

Assistance during delivery

 Self

6

.9

0.1-1.6

 Relative/Neighbour

42

6.3

4.4-8.0

 Untrained TBA

390

58.0

54.2-61.7

 Trained TBA

135

20.1

17.0-23.1

 BRAC health worker

8

1.2

0.3-2.0

 Midwife/Family Welfare Visitor

40

5.9

4.1-7.7

 MBBS doctor

51

7.6

5.5-9.5

Received any postnatal care during the last pregnancy

160

23.8

20.7-27.1

Total

N=672

100%

 
  1. *Multiple response.