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Table 3 Birth weight status of neonates among pregnant women who received different ANC services at public health facilities of Bahir Dar City Administration, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; October 2015 to August 2016 (N = 718)

From: Providers adherence to essential contents of antenatal care services increases birth weight in Bahir Dar City Administration, north West Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study

Variables

Low birth weight, n (%)

Normal birth weight, n (%)

Overweight, n (%)

Total, n (%)

Quality of ANC

Received acceptable quality

3 (1.4%)

203 (94.4%)

9 (4.2%)

215 (100.0%)

Received not acceptable quality

53 (10.5%)

445 (88.5%)

5 (1.0%)

503 (100.0%)

Maternal nutritional advice

Not advised at all

4 (13.3%)

25 (83.3%)

1 (3.3%)

30 (100.0%)

Advised in one visit

7 (53.8%)

6 (46.1%)

0 (0.0%)

13 (100.0%)

Advised in two visits

30 (11.7%)

225 (87.5%)

2 (0.8%)

257 (100.0%)

Advised in three visits

12 (4.1%)

275 (93.8%)

6 (2.0%)

293 (100.0%)

Advised in four visits

3 (2.4%)

117 (93.6%)

5 (4.0%)

125 (100.0%)

Iron - folic acid supplementation

Given 30 tablets

9 (90.0%)

1 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (100.0%)

Given 60 tablets

18 (23.4%)

59 (76.6%)

0 (0.0%)

77 (100.0%)

Given 90 tablets

15 (4.7%)

307 (93.8%)

5 (1.5%)

327 (100.0%)

Given 120 tablets

14 (4.5%)

281 (92.5%)

9 (3.0%)

304 (100.0%)

Deworming

Not given

16 (7.7%)

191 (91.3%)

2 (1.0%)

209 (100.0%)

Given at 3rd/4th visit

40 (7.9%)

457 (89.8%)

12 (2.4%)

509 (100.0%)

Tetanus toxoid vaccine

Given one dose

12 (70.6%)

5 (29.4%)

0 (0.0%)

17 (100.0%)

Given two doses

44 (6.3%)

643 (91.7%)

14 (2.0%)

701 (100.0%)