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4. Introduction CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS This chapter presents the findings from the analysis of the secondary data. It starts by outlining the background characteristics of the sample and then examining frequency and timing of antenatal visits. The chapter also explores the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and antenatal care and the impact of frequency and timing of antenatal care on birth outcomes. 4.1 Characteristics of respondents Table 4.1 shows the characteristics of the respondents. The majority of women (83.2 percent) were aged 15 to 34 years. Only 16.4 percent of women in the group were aged 35 to 49 years old. The majority of the sample (58.8 percent) was residing in rural areas. Almost 81.8 percent were African women. More than half of the respondents (51.4 percent) were married, 43.6 percent were never married and only 5 percent were either divorced or widowed. Most of the respondents had at least one child. Of the sample, 34.3 percent of respondents had one child, 39.4 percent had two to three children, and 27 percent had four or more children. The level of education was relatively high. The majority of respondents (62.9 percent) had attained at least secondary school education but almost 37.1 percent had no or primary school education. Table 4.1 also shows that only eight percent of respondents were categorized as having a high API. The majority of respondents (53.4 percent) were classified as having a medium API and 35 percent a medium high API. Only four percent of respondents were classified as having a low API. 34
Table 4.1; Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Respondents Age: 15-24 25-34 34-49 Place of Residence: Rural Urban Race African Other Marital Status: Never Married Currently Married Formerly Married Parity 1 2-3 4-5 6+ Highest Level of Education: Primary or Less Secondary or More API High Medium High Medium Low N 35 500 540 204 731 513 1017 227 542 640 62 427 490 207 120 461 783 98 431 664 51 1244 40.2 43.4 16.4 58.8 41.2 81.8 18.2 43.6 51.4 5.0 34.3 39.4 16.6 9.6 37.1 62.9 7.9 34.6 53.4 4.1 100
Page 1 and 2: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF ANTEN
Page 3 and 4: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My sincere appreci
Page 5 and 6: THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO: DEDICATI
Page 7 and 8: CHAPTER ONE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO
Page 9 and 10: LIST OF TABLES Socio-demographic ch
Page 11 and 12: 1.1 Background of the study CHAPTER
Page 13 and 14: 1.3 Justification of the study Whil
Page 15 and 16: irth weight, caesarean section and
Page 17 and 18: Birth outcomes such as size of the
Page 19 and 20: 1.6 Organization of the dissertatio
Page 21 and 22: the South African Demographic Healt
Page 23 and 24: sufficient access to life-saving he
Page 25 and 26: 2.2 Use of antenatal care Studies h
Page 27 and 28: Early care also allows for the deve
Page 29 and 30: Umkhanyakude district in KwaZulu-Na
Page 31 and 32: likely to make decisions about thei
Page 33 and 34: In contrast, another study showed a
Page 35 and 36: clinics situated on or at the inter
Page 37 and 38: inter-pregnancy intervals of 18-59
Page 39 and 40: A questionnaire was used to collect
Page 41 and 42: (v) Highest educational level Educa
Page 43: mother. Lastly, the large number of
Page 47 and 48: 4.3 Number of antenatal care visits
Page 49 and 50: Another interesting finding was tha
Page 51 and 52: There was a statistically significa
Page 53 and 54: 35-49 (17 percent). Similarly, mari
Page 55 and 56: The results show a significant rela
Page 57 and 58: The logistic regression results sho
Page 59 and 60: that most people start families at
Page 61 and 62: It has been argued that South Afric
Page 63 and 64: pattern, with Asians being the high
Page 65 and 66: REFERENCES Abdel-Hady E and Yahia A
Page 67 and 68: Department of Health. 1999. "South
Page 69 and 70: Maternal and Neonatal Health. 2005.
Page 71 and 72: Smith C, Pell J and Dobbie R. 2003

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