Table 2 Percentage distribution of respondents by the number of antenatal visits, gestational age at booking, place of booking and out of pocket expenses (n = 1236)
Characteristics | Frequency | % | 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | |||
No. of antenatal visits | ||||
1–4 | 86 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 8.4 |
5–8 | 257 | 20.8 | 18.4 | 23.0 |
≥9 | 893 | 72.2 | 69.8 | 74.8 |
Mean (SD) | 9.7 (3.6) | 9.51 | 9.90 | |
Gestational age at booking (months) | ||||
<3 | 753 | 60.9 | 58.3 | 63.8 |
3–5 | 400 | 32.4 | 29.8 | 35.0 |
≥6 | 83 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 8.2 |
Antenatal attendant | ||||
Doctor | 136 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 12.6 |
Nurse | 629 | 50.9 | 48.2 | 53.8 |
Both | 471 | 38.1 | 35.5 | 40.7 |
Time required to nearest MCH Clinic (min) | ||||
<15 | 711 | 57.5 | 54.8 | 60.3 |
15–29 | 428 | 34.6 | 31.9 | 37.1 |
≥30 | 97 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 9.4 |
Mean (SD) min | 18.05 min | |||
Expenses per antenatal visit (MYR) | ||||
None | 233 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 21.1 |
1–10 | 270 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 24.3 |
11–50 | 602 | 48.7 | 46.0 | 51.6 |
≥51 | 131 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 12.4 |