Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in a rural county in Kenya: an assessment of service provision and experience dimensions

Afulani, Patience A.; Buback, Laura; Essandoh, Francisca; Kinyua, Joyceline; Kirumbi, Leah; Cohen, Craig R.

doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4476-4

Table 1 Sample distribution

From: Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in a rural county in Kenya: an assessment of service provision and experience dimensions

	No.	%
Age
15 to 19 years	177	17.2
20 to 29 years	599	58.1
30 to 48 years	255	24.7
Current marital status^a
Single	154	15
Partnered/Cohabiting	4	0.4
Married	811	78.7
Widowed	48	4.7
Divorced/Separated	13	1.3
Number of births^a
1	320	31.2
2	207	20.2
3	191	18.6
4 or more	309	30.1
Highest education
No school/Primary	623	60.4
Post-primary/vocational/Secondary	292	28.3
College or above	116	11.3
Literacy: reading and write very well
No	244	23.7
Yes	787	76.3
Employed with income
No	792	76.8
Yes	239	23.2
Self or household member work in health facility
No	967	93.8
Yes	64	6.2
Household wealth quintile^a
Poorest	247	24.2
Poorer	231	22.6
Middle	159	15.6
Richer	188	18.4
Richest	197	19.3
Household wealth quintile
Poorest/Poorer	478	46.8
Middle	159	15.6
Richer/Richest	385	37.7
Current occupation
Agricultural labor	170	16.5
Casual labor	63	6.1
Salaried worker	97	9.4
Self-employed in petty trade	189	18.3
Self-employed small-scale industry	29	2.8
Unemployed/homemaker	470	45.6
Other	13	1.3
Partner’s occupation^a
Agricultural labor	213	20.7
Casual labor	185	18
Salaried worker	157	15.3
Self-employed in petty trade	144	14
Self-employed small-scale industry	85	8.3
Unemployed/homemaker	25	2.4
Other	4	0.4
No Partner	215	20.9
Partner’s education^a
No school/Primary	397	39.3
Post-primary/vocational/Secondary	250	24.8
College or above	147	14.6
No Partner	215	21.3
Has health insurance^a
No	866	84.2
Yes	162	15.8
Tribe^a
Luo	696	67.6
Kuria	239	23.2
Other	95	9.2
Religious affiliation
Catholic	271	26.3
Protestant/Pentecostal	233	22.6
Seventh Day Adventist	299	29
Other Christian	208	20.2
Muslim/other religion	20	1.9
Attitude towards domestic violence
Tolerant	490	47.5
Intolerant	541	52.5
Participation in household decisions
Low participation	531	51.5
High participation	500	48.5
Experienced domestic violence
No	488	47.3
Yes	543	52.7
Had any pregnancy complications
No	559	54.2
Yes	472	45.8
Had severe pregnancy complications
No	709	68.8
Yes	322	31.2
Had complications in prior pregnancy
No	894	86.7
Yes	137	13.3
Received ANC in prior pregnancy
No	339	32.9
Yes	692	67.1
Prior facility delivery
No	398	38.6
Yes	633	61.4
Highest ANC facility
Gov’t Hospital	354	34.3
Gov’t HC/Dispensary	571	55.4
Mission/Private facility	106	10.3
Highest ANC Provider type
Nurse/Midwife	905	87.8
Doctor/Clinical officer	115	11.2
Non-skilled attendant	11	1.1
Reason for first ANC^a
Because of a problem	112	10.9
Just for a checkup	909	88.3
Can’t Remember	9	0.9
Timing of first antenatal visit
First trimester	300	29.1
Second trimester	634	61.5
Third Trimester	97	9.4
Number of antenatal visits^a
Less than 4	368	35.8
4 or 5	547	53.3
6 plus	112	10.9
Place of interview
Health facility	421	40.8
In the community/a home	610	59.2
Postpartum length
less than 1 week	81	7.9
1 week or more	950	92.1
N	1031	100

Notes: All totals equal 1031 except where noted by an ^a; these have total of < 1031 due to missing data

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