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Table 5 Services and counselling received during ANC

From: Ante natal care (ANC) utilization, dietary practices and nutritional outcomes in pregnant and recently delivered women in urban slums of Delhi, India: an exploratory cross-sectional study

 

Overall (n = 279)

CPW (n = 144)

RDW (n = 135)

Medical care

   

Past history was asked

227 (81.4)

117 (81.3)

110 (81.5)

Physical examination

245 (87.8)

124 (86.1)

121 (89.6)

Body weight measured

235 (84.2)

120 (83.3)

115 (85.2)

Blood Pressure measured

247 (88.5)

126 (87.5)

121 (89.6)

Blood test done

229 (82)

110 (76.4)

119 (88.2)

Urine test done

226 (81)

107 (74.3)

119 (88.2)

IFA prescription given

230 (82.4)

113 (78.5)

117 (86.7)

Calcium prescription given

232 (83.2)

113 (78.5)

119 (88.2)

Counselling on ANC

   

Regular follow-up

198 (71)

94 (65.3)

104 (77.1)

Hospital birthing

170 (60.9)

82 (56.9)

88 (65.2)

Importance of TT

217 (77.8)

104 (72.2)

113 (83.7)

Regular IFA

218 (78.1)

107 (74.3)

111 (82.2)

Diet

164 (58.8)

70 (48.6)

94 (69.6)

Breast feeding initiation

110 (39.4)

41 (28.5)

69 (51.1)

Exclusive breast feeding

118 (42.3)

45 (31.3)

73 (54.1)

Family planning

104 (37.3)

43 (29.9)

61 (45.2)

Counselling on dealing with symptoms

   

Vomiting

86 (30.82)

38 (26.4)

48 (35.6)

Constipation

49 (17.6)

23 (15.9)

26 (19.3)

Gastric fullness

53 (19)

26 (18.1)

27 (20)

Pain

55 (19.8)

26 (18.2)

29 (21.5)

Swelling

56 (20.1)

26 (18.2)

30 (22.2)

Headache

67 (24.1)

29 (20.1)

38 (28.2)

Bleeding

72 (25.8)

33 (22.9)

39 (28.9)

Fatigue

83 (29.8)

37 (25.7)

46 (34.1)

  1. (CPW: Currently Pregnant Women, RDW: Recently Delivered Women, ANC- Antenatal care, TT: Tetanus Toxoid, IFA: Iron and Folic Acid).