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Table 3 Distribution of quality of antenatal care variables

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

Experience of care

No.

%

Told the results after weighinga

No, Never

103

10.2

Yes, A Few Times

82

8.2

Yes, Most Of The Time

104

10.3

Yes, All The Time

711

70.7

Don’t know or can’t remember

6

0.6

Told results after blood pressure measurementsa

No, Never

187

20.3

Yes, A Few Times

134

14.5

Yes, Most Of The Time

90

9.8

Yes, All The Time

493

53.4

Don’t know or can’t remember

19

2.1

Told results after urine testa

No, Never

115

14.4

Yes, A Few Times

329

41.1

Yes, Most Of The Time

46

5.7

Yes, All The Time

303

37.8

Don’t know or can’t remember

8

1

Told results after blood testa

No, Never

62

6.2

Yes, A Few Times

304

30.5

Yes, Most Of The Time

62

6.2

Yes, All The Time

554

55.6

Don’t know or can’t remember

14

1.4

Told about the signs of pregnancy complicationsa

No

537

52.2

Yes

485

47.1

Don’t know or can’t remember

7

0.7

Told where to go in case of complicationsa

No

445

43.2

Yes

582

56.5

Don’t know or can’t remember

3

0.3

Told what to expect during pregnancy and delivery

No

566

54.9

Yes

458

44.4

Don’t know or can’t remember

7

0.7

Birth preparedness educationa

No

233

22.6

Yes

793

77

Don’t know or can’t remember

4

0.4

Nutrition education

No

329

31.9

Yes

691

67

Don’t know or can’t remember

11

1.1

Breastfeeding educationa

No

365

35.4

Yes

655

63.6

Don’t know or can’t remember

10

1

Understood purpose of tests performed

No, Never

170

16.5

Yes, A Few Times

178

17.3

Yes, Most Of The Time

234

22.7

Yes, All The Time

442

42.9

Don’t know or can’t remember

7

0.7

Understood purpose of medicines received

No, Never

154

14.9

Yes, A Few Times

167

16.2

Yes, Most Of The Time

240

23.3

Yes, All The Time

462

44.8

Don’t know or can’t remember

8

0.8

Felt able to ask any questionsa

No, Never

178

17.3

Yes, A Few Times

216

21

Yes, Most Of The Time

195

19

Yes, All The Time

434

42.2

Don’t know or can’t remember

6

0.6

Asked if she had any questionsa

No, Never

306

29.7

Yes, A Few Times

206

20

Yes, Most Of The Time

153

14.9

Yes, All The Time

358

34.8

Don’t know or can’t remember

7

0.7

Felt treated with respect

No, Never

15

1.5

Yes, A Few Times

82

8

Yes, Most Of The Time

230

22.3

Yes, All The Time

699

67.8

Don’t know or can’t remember

5

0.5

Treated in friendly mannera

No, Never

25

2.4

Yes, A Few Times

109

10.6

Yes, Most Of The Time

247

24

Yes, All The Time

646

62.7

Don’t know or can’t remember

3

0.3

Could discuss issues in private

No, Never

316

30.6

Yes, A Few Times

134

13

Yes, Most Of The Time

139

13.5

Yes, All The Time

438

42.5

Don’t know or can’t remember

4

0.4

Felt the health facility was clean

No, Never

64

6.2

Yes, A Few Times

126

12.2

Yes, Most Of The Time

231

22.4

Yes, All The Time

599

58.1

Don’t know or can’t remember

11

1.1

Asked to give bribesa

No, Never

912

88.5

Yes, A Few Times

64

6.2

Yes, Most Of The Time

29

2.8

Yes, All The Time

24

2.3

Don’t know or can’t remember

1

0.1

Felt treated differently because of any personal attribute

No, Never

965

93.7

Yes, A Few Times

36

3.5

Yes, Most Of The Time

10

1

Yes, All The Time

16

1.6

Don’t know or can’t remember

3

0.3

Total

1031

100

  1. Notes: All totals equal 1031 except where noted by an a; these have total of <1031 due to missing data. The last two items on bribes and differential treatment were not included in the summative score because they loaded poorly on the dominant factor in the factor analysis