Research Article
Antenatal Care Attendance and Factors Influenced Birth Weight of Babies Born between June 2017 and May 2018 in the Wa East District, Ghana
Table 2
Antenatal services women received.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Number of ANC visits | 0-1 | 12 | 5.2 | 2-3 | 76 | 32.6 | 4+ | 145 | 62.2 | Gestational age determined | No | 2 | 0.9 | Yes | 231 | 99.1 | Height taken | No | 0 | 0.0 | Yes | 233 | 100.0 | PMTCT tested | No | 3 | 1.3 | Yes | 230 | 98.7 | Iron-folic acid supplementation given | No | 4 | 1.7 | Yes | 229 | 98.3 | Times folic acid received () | 1-2 | 45 | 19.6 | 3-4 | 100 | 43.7 | 5+ | 84 | 36.7 | Hemoglobin level checked | No | 11 | 4.7 | Yes | 222 | 95.3 | Urine tested | No | 29 | 12.4 | Yes | 204 | 87.6 | Tetanus-toxoid vaccination received | No | 31 | 13.3 | Yes | 202 | 86.7 | Weight taken | No | 0 | 0.0 | Yes | 233 | 100.0 | SP tablets received | No | 72 | 30.9 | Yes | 161 | 69.1 | Times SP tablets received () | 1 | 54 | 33.5 | 2 | 107 | 66.5 | Syphilis tested | No | 5 | 2.1 | Yes | 228 | 97.9 | LLITN received | No | 62 | 26.6 | Yes | 171 | 73.4 | Counselled on FP | No | 10 | 4.3 | Yes | 223 | 95.7 | Counselled on nutrition | No | 3 | 1.3 | Yes | 230 | 98.7 | Blood pressure checked | No | 0 | 0.0 | Yes | 233 | 100.0 | Received minimum ANC service | No | 163 | 70.0 | Yes | 70 | 30.0 |
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