Research Article
Magnitude and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Kandahar City, Afghanistan
Table 2
Reproductive characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Parity (n = 850) | Primiparous | 80 (9.4) | Multiparous | 770 (90.6) |
| Birth order of the last child (n = 850) | 1–3 | 509 (59.9) | 4–6 | 231 (27.2) | ≥7 | 110 (12.9) |
| Contraceptive use in the past (n = 850) | Have not used | 692 (81.4) | Male condom | 44 (5.2) | Injectables | 16 (1.9) | Oral contraceptives | 86 (10.1) | IUD | 12 (1.4) |
| Previous pregnancy planned (n = 850) | Yes | 760 (89.4) | No | 90 (10.6) |
| Place of last delivery (n = 850) | Health facility | 610 (71.8) | Home | 240 (28.2) |
| History of complications in last pregnancy (n = 850) | Yes | 392 (46.1) | No | 458 (53.9) |
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