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Table 2 Participants’ obstetric history and antenatal care use

From: “No visible signs of pregnancy, no sickness, no antenatal care”: Initiation of antenatal care in a rural district in Northern Ghana

Variable

N = 431(%)

Used ANC during last pregnancy

n = 431(%)

 Yes

426 (98.8)

 No

5 (1.2)

Gestation of pregnancy (reported in months) at 1st ANC visit

n = 431(%)

 1

38 (8.9)

 2

34 (8.0)

 3

108 (25.4)

 4

193 (45.3)

 5

45 (10.6)

 6

5 (1.2)

 7 and above

3 (0.7)

Gestation of pregnancy at first ANC visit

n = 426(%)

 First trimester

180 (42.3)

 Second trimester

243 (57.1)

 Third trimester

3 (0.7)

Source of ANC services for last pregnancy

n = 426(%)

 Hospital

1 (0.2)

 Health Centre

171 (40.1)

 CHPS only

252 (59.2)

 CHPS & TBA

1 (0.2)

 TBA only

1 (0.2)

Number of ANC visits before delivery

n = 426(%)

 1

1 (0.2)

 2

14 (3.3)

 3

120 (28.2)

 4–9

291 (68.3)

  1. ANC antenatal care
  2. CHPS community-based health planning and services
  3. TBAs traditional birth attendants