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4.2 Frequency of antenatal care visits
Table 4.2 shows the frequency of visits to antenatal care facilities by women during their pregnancy.
The majority of women reported that they had visited an antenatal care facility during their pregnancy,
with more than 16 percent reporting at least four visits. The mean and median number of antenatal care
visits by pregnant women was 5.65 and 5, respectively. The minimum number of antenatal care visits
was no visits and the maximum was 19 visits. Almost four percent of pregnant women reported no
antenatal visits during their pregnancy. The highest frequency (16.2%) of antenatal care visits was four
visits.
Table 4.2: Number of antenatal care visits
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
N
36
N
49
31
68
158
201
157
174
98
109
60
57
14
38
4
8
5
3
1
2
7
1244
%
3.9
2.5
5.5
12.7
16.2
12.6
14.0
7.9
8.8
4.8
4.6
1.1
3.1
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
100