Characteristic No. %
First antenatal consultation    
1st month 484 36.3
2nd–3rd month 437 32.8
4th–6th month 259 19.4
7th month + 154 11.5
Reasons for seeking antenatal care    
Seeking care for a health problem 822 61.6
Ascertain pregnancy 323 24.2
Antenatal care is crucial 107 8.0
To check fetus safety 76 5.7
Opinion of the husband/family/friends 6 0.4
Person consulted for antenatal care*    
Physician 1293 96.9
Friends/relatives 63 4.7
Nurse/midwife 11 0.8
Reasons for not having professional consultation (n=63)*    
Had enough experience 63 100
Not aware about the need of antenatal care 34 54.0
Antenatal care is far/expensive 33 52.4
Had no problem require such consultation 26 41.3
Staff rudeness 15 23.8
No qualified female professionals 6 9.5
Others 17 27.0


*Percentage cannot be added to 100% due to multiple responses.
Table 1: Characteristics of antenatal care for the youngest under 5 child (n=1334).