Table 3 Maternal characteristics and antenatal care provision (2010-2013) in the NICHD Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry site in Thatta, Pakistan compared with sites in India, Africa and Latin America
Pakistan | India | Africa | Latin America | Total except Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites | Thatta, Sindh | Nagpur, Maharashtra Belgaum, Karnataka | Kafue/Chongwe, Zambia Western Province, Kenya | Chimaltenango, Guatemala Corrientes, Argentina | |
Deliveries, N* | 48,273 | 118,889 | 63,259 | 39,289 | 221,437 |
Maternal age, N (%) | |||||
< 20 | 1,854 (3.9) | 8,389 (7.1) | 14,745 (23.3) | 7,479 (19.1) | 30,613 (13.8) |
20-35 | 43,563 (90.6) | 110,149 (92.7) | 44,725 (70.8) | 27,891 (71.1) | 182,765 (82.6) |
> 35 | 2,682 (5.6) | 245 (0.2) | 3,684 (5.8) | 3,867 (9.9) | 7,796 (3.5) |
Maternal education, N (%) | |||||
No formal education | 39,972 (83.2) | 17,596 (14.9) | 3,960 (6.3) | 5,954 (15.2) | 27,510 (12.5) |
Primary | 3,651 (7.6) | 33,058 (28.0) | 40,498 (64.3) | 24,659 (63.0) | 98,215 (44.6) |
Secondary | 2,818 (5.9) | 52,423 (44.3) | 16,787 (26.6) | 8,102 (20.7) | 77,312 (35.1) |
University or higher | 1,629 (3.4) | 15,150 (12.8) | 1,783 (2.8) | 444 (1.1) | 17,377 (7.9) |
Parity, N (%) | |||||
0 | 10,027 (20.8) | 52,708 (44.5) | 16,401 (26.0) | 11,417 (29.1) | 80,526 (36.5) |
1-2 | 15,409 (32.0) | 59,356 (50.1) | 24,088 (38.1) | 14,336 (36.6) | 97,780 (44.3) |
3-4 | 10,535 (21.9) | 5,805 (4.9) | 14,105 (22.3) | 6,723 (17.1) | 26,633 (12.1) |
> 4 | 12,171 (25.3) | 516 (0.4) | 8,582 (13.6) | 6,736 (17.2) | 15,834 (7.2) |
Parity, Mean (n, std) | 3.0 (48,142, 2.8) | 0.8 (118,385, 0.9) | 2.1 (63,176, 2.0) | 2.3 (39,212, 2.5) | 1.5 (220,773, 1.8) |
BMI**, Mean (n, std) | 21.0 (47,992, 3.6) | 20.0 (113,192, 2.8) | 23.3 (27,476, 3.3) | 26.5 (19,541, 4.2) | 21.4 (160,209, 3.9) |
Maternal height, cm, Mean (n, std) | 154.5 (48024, 5.7) | 151.8 (113574, 5.5) | 158.4 (27544, 6.4) | 150.8 (25473, 7.9) | 152.7 (166591, 6.6) |
ANC visits, N (%) | |||||
0 | 3,139 (11.2) | 32 (0.1) | 357 (1.1) | 463 (1.9) | 852 (0.7) |
1-2 | 12,946 (46.0) | 4,902 (8.0) | 6,879 (21.7) | 2,491 (10.3) | 14,272 (12.2) |
≥ 3 | 12,064 (42.9) | 56,174 (91.9) | 24,393 (77.1) | 21,316 (87.8) | 101,883 (87.1) |
Tetanus toxoid vaccine, N (%) | 25,074 (52.0) | 118,561 (99.8) | 58,503 (92.5) | 28,436 (72.9) | 205,500 (93.0) |
Vitamins/Iron, N (%) | 31,533 (65.4) | 118,087 (99.5) | 60,159 (95.1) | 35,152 (89.9) | 213,398 (96.6) |