Sociocultural Determinants of the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in the Tallensi District in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Table 4

Sources and type of maternal health care services received by women.

Variable/categories		Frequency n=366	Percent
ANC during pregnancy
Utilization of ANC during pregnancy	Yes	262	71.6
	No	104	28.4
Weighed measurement	Yes	356	97.3
	No	4	1.1
	Don’t know	6	1.6
Blood pressure measurement	Yes	350	95.6
	No	4	1.1
	Don’t know	12	3.3
Urine sample test	Yes	353	96.4
	No	4	1.1
	Don’t know	9	2.5
Blood sample test	Yes	353	96.4
	No	4	1.1
	Don’t know	9	2.5
Tetanus injection	Yes	324	88.5
	No	4	1.1
	Don’t know	38	10.3
Health professionals who assisted respondent during delivery
Doctor		5	1.4
Midwife		116	31.7
Nurse		85	23.2
Community health nurse		2	.5
Trained traditional birth attendant		16	4.4
Untrained traditional birth attendant		136	37.2
None		6	1.6
Types of maternal care received during last pregnancy
Lab test only		83	22.7
Medication only		119	32.5
Lab test and medication		128	35.0
No responses		36	9.8
Hospital/clinic respondents access maternal health care services during last pregnancy
Tongo Health Centre		238	65.0
Pwalugu Health Centre		54	14.8
Winkogo Community Clinic		37	10.1
Datoku Clinic		10	2.7
Namologo Clinic		18	4.9
Not applicable		9	2.5

Source: Authors’ Field Work, December, 2016.