Table 2 Maternal, first ANC visit and delivery characteristics for women who booked in the first, second and third trimesters of their pregnancy
Gestational age at first ANC visit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1stTrimester (6–12 Weeks) | 2ndTrimester (13–26 Weeks) | 3rdTrimester (27–42 Weeks) | p-value | |
Number of observations (%) | 2,026 (7.3) | 16,641 (60.1) | 9,046 (32.6) | |
Parity (n) (%) | ||||
Nulliparous | 822 (40.6) | 7,563 (45.5) | 3,533 (39.1) | <0.001 |
Primi/Multiparous | 1,204 (59.4) | 9,078 (54.6) | 5,513 (60.9) | |
Educational level (n) (%) | ||||
None or primary | 99 (4.9) | 706 (4.2) | 494 (5.5) | <0.001 |
Secondary or tertiary | 1,333 (65.8) | 10,606 (63.7) | 5,346 (59.1) | |
Missing | 594 (29.3) | 5,329 (32.0) | 3,206 (35.4) | |
Race (n) (%) | ||||
Coloured | 1,641 (81.0) | 11,398 (68.5) | 5,007 (55.4) | <0.001 |
Black | 340 (16.8) | 4,943 (29.7) | 3,852 (42.6) | |
Other | 45 (2.2) | 300 (1.8) | 187 (2.1) | |
Smoking (n) (%) | ||||
Non-smoking | 968 (47.8) | 8,190 (49.2) | 4,422 (48.9) | <0.001 |
Smokers | 591 (29.2) | 4,118 (24.8) | 1,995 (22.1) | |
Missing | 467 (23.1) | 4,333 (26.0) | 2,629 (29.1) | |
First ANC visit facility (n) (%) | ||||
Primary care facility 1 | 68 (3.4) | 763 (4.6) | 697 (7.7) | <0.001 |
Primary care facility 2 | 758 (37.4) | 4,041 (24.3) | 1,874 (20.7) | |
Primary care facility 3 | 634 (31.3) | 7,176 (43.1) | 4,849 (53.6) | |
Primary care facility 4 | 566 (27.9) | 4,661 (28.0) | 1,626 (18.0) | |
First ANC visit year (n) (%) | ||||
2006 | 390 (19.3) | 1,919 (11.5) | 479 (5.3) | <0.001 |
2007 | 654 (32.3) | 5,980 (35.9) | 3,460 (38.3) | |
2008 | 798 (39.4) | 7,031 (42.3) | 4,117 (45.5) | |
2009 | 184 (9.1) | 1,711 (10.3) | 990 (10.9) | |
Delivery facility (n) (%) | ||||
Primary care facility 1 | 31 (1.5) | 348 (2.1) | 308 (3.4) | <0.001 |
Primary care facility 2 | 458 (22.6) | 2,779 (16.7) | 1,429 (15.8) | |
Primary care facility 3 | 313 (15.5) | 4,105 (24.7) | 3,104 (34.3) | |
Primary care facility 4 | 240 (11.9) | 2,509 (15.1) | 949 (10.5) | |
Primary care facility 5 | 2 (0.1) | 24 (0.1) | 12 (0.1) | |
Secondary hospital 1 | 283 (14.0) | 2,839 (17.1) | 1,603 (17.7) | |
Tertiary hospital 1 | 172 (8.5) | 969 (5.82) | 354 (3.9) | |
Tertiary hospital 2 | 527 (26.0) | 3,068 (18.4) | 1,287 (14.2) | |
Maternal age | ||||
Median (IQR) | 25 (22–30) | 25 (21–29) | 24 (21–29) | <0.001 |