Table 2

The use of Antenatal clinics, and IPT by pregnant women*

Characteristic
n (%)

No. with ANC card*
351 (46.0%)
Number visiting ANC at least once
722 (94.4%)
No. visiting ANC at least twice
676 (88.4%)
Median No. of ANC visits (quartiles)
3 (2–4)
Timing of ANC visits

     Median month of 1st visit (quartiles)
5.7 (1.6)
     Median month of 2nd visit (quartiles)
6.8 (1.3)
     Median month of 3rd visit (quartiles)
7.7 (1.1)
     Median month of 4th visit (quartiles)
8.3 (1.0)
Place of ANC attendance

     TBA
12 (1.6%)
     Private clinic
134 (18.2%)
     HC II
101 (13.7%)
     HC III
332 (45.2%)
     HC IV
45 (6.1%)
     Hospital
111 (15.2%)
IPTp-SP

     Took no IPTp-SP
215 (28.5%)
     Took one dose of IPTp-SP
265 (35.3%)
     Took more than one dose IPTp-SP
272 (36.2%)
Gestational age 1st IPTp-SP dose, mo†

     <4
14 (2.6%)
     4–7
438 (81.6%)
     7.1–8.5
73 (13.6%)
     >8.5
12 (2.2%)
Gestational age 2nd IPTp-SP dose, mo†

     4–7
121 (45%)
     8–8.5
108 (40%)
     >8.5
40 (15%)

IPTp-SP indicates intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in pregnancy. *Sixteen women did not know if they received SP in the ANC.

† < 4 mo (1st trimester), 4–7 mo (2nd trimester), 7.1–8.5 mo (early 3rd trimester), >8.5 (late 3rd trimester)

Kiwuwa and Mufubenga Malaria Journal 2008 7:44   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-44