Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Figure 9.1 Trends in Maternity Care Indicators,Zambia 1992-2002Percent1008096929381857560405147433341385147 49445356200Antenatal One or morecare from tetanus toxoidhealth injectionsprofessionalMedicallyassisteddeliveryFriend/relativeassisteddelivery9512TBAassisteddeliveryDelivery athealthfacilityDeliveryat home1992 1996 2001-2002Source: 1992 ZDHS, 1996 ZDHS, and 2001-2002 ZDHS9.2 VISITS BY HEALTH WORKERS AND PRESENCE OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH COMMITTEETable 9.9 shows the proportion of women who reported that someone in their house was visitedby a health worker in the last 12 months and of those visited, the percentage provided with variousservices by background characteristics.Overall, 10 percent of women reported a visit by a health worker from the community in theirhouse. The proportion of health worker visits is higher in rural areas (11 percent) than in urban areas(7 percent). Among provinces, North-Western and Western have the higher proportions of womenreporting house visits by a community health worker (29 percent and 22 percent, respectively), whileCentral province has the lowest (5 percent).Information, education, counseling is the most common service provided to the householdmembers by the community health workers (45 percent), followed by immunisations (28 percent) andadministering of vitamin A (14 percent).138 | Maternal and Child Health