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Table 4 Average Scores for Process Attributes

From: Detecting and managing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a cross-sectional analysis of the quality of antenatal care in Nigeria

Process Attribute

Total

Primary

Secondary

p-value

Mean

SD

% of total

Mean

SD

% of total

Mean

SD

% of total

History taking for women with previous pregnancy (0–6)

3.22

0.22

53.7

2.38

0.45

39.6

3.53

0.25

58.8

0.011

History taking (0–9)

5.00

0.23

55.6

3.79

0.49

42.2

5.49

0.24

61.0

0.000

Physical exam (0–9)

5.64

0.13

62.6

5.62

0.18

62.4

5.65

0.16

62.7

0.457

Lab tests (0–2)

1.04

0.08

52.2

0.85

0.16

42.3

1.13

0.09

56.3

0.060

Documentation (0–2)

1.46

0.06

73.0

1.31

0.12

65.4

1.52

0.07

76.0

0.063

Disease prevention (0–12)

8.35

0.21

69.6

8.47

0.34

70.6

8.30

0.26

69.2

0.644

Follow-up/continuation of care (0–3)

2.35

0.08

78.3

2.44

0.12

81.2

2.31

0.10

77.1

0.752

Total provider/technical skills score (0–37)a

17.64

0.44

47.7

15.61

0.84

42.2

18.43

0.49

49.8

0.002

Rapport (0–7)

6.21

0.10

88.7

6.23

0.16

89.0

6.20

0.13

88.5

0.559

Communication (0–4)

3.15

0.07

53.7

3.15

0.11

78.8

3.15

0.08

78.6

0.522

Total interpersonal skills score (0–11)

9.36

0.137

85.1

9.38

0.21

85.3

9.34

0.17

84.9

0.553

  1. aexcluding history for women with previous pregnancy, as this category is relevant only for subset of population