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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and received antenatal care (N = 333)

From: The development and application of a new tool to assess the adequacy of the content and timing of antenatal care

Population characteristics

 

N

%

Age

18-20

14

4.2

 

21-35

265

79.8

 

> 35

53

16.0

Origin

Belgium

107

32.1

 

Maghreb*

103

30.9

 

Other

123

36.9

Marital Status

Co-habiting/married

302

90.7

 

Single

31

9.3

Educational level

No higher education

199

59.7

 

Higher education

134

40.3

Occupational status

Active in the labour market

151

45.3

 

Not active in the labour marked

182

54.7

Parity

primiparae

128

38.4

 

multiparae

205

61.5

Characteristics of received antenatal care

(mean ± SD)

Median (P25-P75)

Weeks of gestation at initiation of care

8.2 (4.2)

7(6-10)

Total number of antenatal consultations

12.1 (0.2)

11(10-14)

Total number of ultrasounds

5.9 (2.9)

5 (4-7)

Total number of blood samples taken

4.6 (2.2)

8 (6-10)

Total number of blood pressure measurements

7.7(2.8)

8 (6-10)

Weeks of gestation at delivery

39.1 (0.1)

40 (38-40)

  1. SD Standard Deviation
  2. P Percentile
  3. * Maghreb countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauretania, Tunisia, or Sahara