Examining the impact of WHO’s Focused Antenatal Care policy on early access, underutilisation and quality of antenatal care services in Malawi: a retrospective study

Table 2 Results for multiple correspondence analysis for the ANC quality index

Variable	Categories	Weights
Prophylaxis	Given malaria prophylaxis	0.417
Prophylaxis	Not given malaria prophylaxis	−2.103
Blood pressure	Blood pressure measured	0.597
Blood pressure	Blood pressure not measured	−2.662
Blood sample	Blood sample taken and tested for disease	1.080
Blood sample	Blood sample not taken or tested	−1.576
Urine sample tested	Urine sample taken and tested	1.927
Urine sample tested	Urine sample not taken or tested	−0.557
Iron tablets	Iron tablets/syrup given	0.325
Iron tablets	Not given iron tablets/syrup	−1.789
Weight measured	Weight measured during visit	0.174
Weight measured	Weight not measured	−5.196
Complications	Told about complications	0.514
Complications	Not told about complications	−1.612
Tetanus toxoid	Given at least one tetanus toxoid vaccine	0.265
Tetanus toxoid	Not given any tetanus toxoid vaccine	−1.686

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