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Table 3 Use of prenatal care by the number of live births and county, women giving birth in 2008, % (N)

From: Utilisation, contents and costs of prenatal care under a rural health insurance (New Co-operative Medical System) in rural China: lessons from implementation

 

Start of prenatal visit ≤ 12 weeks †

5+ prenatal visits ‡

 

RC

XC

LT

RC

XC

LT

1st child

78.1 (253)

78.5 (307)

81.2 (509)

75.3 (244)

73.7 (289)

67.8 (421)

2+ children

69.0 (138)*

70.0 (150)*

67.4 (289)**

64.0 (130)**

57.1(124)**

53.4 (225)**

Total

74.6 (391)

75.4 (457)

75.6 (798)

70.4 (375)

67.5 (413)

61.2 (646)

  1. † Twenty women in RC, thirteen women in XC and fifteen women in LT with missing values;
  2. ‡ Eleven women in RC, seven women in XC and fifteen women in LT with missing values;
  3. P-value refers to the difference in prenatal care use between the number of live births;
  4. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01