Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

There are particularly sharp differences in antenatal care content by education level. For example,among women with higher education, 72 percent have urine tests during antenatal care visits, comparedwith only 15 percent of those with no education. Similarly, blood tests are performed for 96 percent ofwomen with higher education, compared with 26 percent of those with no education.Table 9.4 shows the percent distribution of women who had a live birth in the five yearspreceding the survey by number of tetanus toxoid injections received during the most recent pregnancy,according to background characteristics. The data show that 75 percent of women receive at least onetetanus toxoid injection during pregnancy. Women are slightly more likely to receive two injectionsduring their first pregnancy. Urban women are more likely to receive one tetanus toxoid injection (55 percent)than rural women (45 percent). Lusaka province has the lowest proportion of women who receivedno tetanus injections compared with other provinces. Education is again a strong predictor of tetanustoxoid vaccination, as women with no education are twice as likely to receive no tetanus toxoid injections,compared with those with higher than secondary education.Table 9.4 Tetanus toxoid injectionsPercent distribution of women who had a live birth in the five years preceding thesurvey by number of tetanus toxoid injections received during pregnancy for the mostrecent birth, according to background characteristics, Zambia 2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Two Don’t NumberBackground One or more know/ ofcharacteristic None injection injections missing Total women–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age at birth