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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of women who received routine MNH (ANC visit, and delivery and PNC services) services, Nepal SPA 2015

From: Utilisation of quality antenatal, delivery and postnatal care services in Nepal: An analysis of Service Provision Assessment

Pregnant women attended HFs for their first ANC visit (N = 523)

Postpartum women discharged from HFs (N = 309)

Determinants

Categories

Frequency

%

Determinants

Categories

Frequency

%

Structural

   

Structural

   

 Ethnicity (women)

Brahmin and Chhetri

102

19.6

Ethnicity (women)

Brahmin and Chhetri

155

50.2

Janajatis

155

29.5

 

Janajatis

66

21.3

Madhesi

157

30.0

 

Madhesi

51

16.7

Dalit

66

12.6

 

Dalit

37

11.8

Muslims and others

43

8.3

Managed by

Private

97

31.3

 Education (women)

Never been school

155

29.6

 

Public

212

68.7

< 10 years

216

41.4

Intermediary

   

SLC and above

152

29.0

Province

One

24

7.9

 Managed by

Private

73

14.0

 

Two

46

14.8

Public

450

86.0

 

Three

110

35.7

Intermediary

    

Four

38

12.4

 Province

One

89

16.9

 

Five

48

15.6

Two

154

29.5

 

Six

19

6.2

Three

116

22.2

 

Seven

23

7.3

Four

25

4.8

Women’s age (years)

15–19

36

11.6

Five

84

16.0

 

20–24

130

42.2

Six

20

3.9

 

25–29

96

31.1

Seven

35

6.7

 

30 and above

47

15.1

 Region

Mountain

16

3.0

Companion in delivery

No

93

30.2

Hill

172

32.9

 

Yes

216

69.8

Terai

335

64.1

Health system

   

 Women’s age (years)

15–19

120

23.0

HF capacity

Low

123

39.8

20–24

230

43.9

 

Medium

105

34.0

25–29

118

22.6

 

High

81

26.1

30 and above

55

10.5

Supervision of staff

No

119

38.5

 Waiting time

Immediately

149

28.4

 

Yes

190

61.5

Up to 30 min

251

48.0

Feedback collection

Yes

249

80.6

> 30 min

123

23.5

 

No

60

19.4

 Facility types

PHCCs and above

303

57.9

QA activities

No

214

69.3

HPs and clinics

220

42.1

 

Yes

95

30.7

Health system

   

Timely decision

No

25

8.0

 HF capacity

Low

175

33.5

 

Yes

284

92.0

Medium

174

33.3

Providers

Nurse and other

203

65.8

High

174

33.3

 

Doctor

106

34.2

 Supervision of staff

No

172

33.0

PNC mothers

Nurse and others

137

44.5

Yes

351

67.0

 

Doctor

172

55.5

 HF meeting

No

64

12.3

PNC newborns

Nurse and others

134

43.2

Sometimes

81

15.5

 

Doctor

175

56.8

Monthly

378

72.3

First baby

No

136

44.1

 Feedback collection

Yes

326

62.4

 

Yes

173

55.9

No

197

37.6

Delivery

Normal

239

77.4

 QA activities

No

392

74.9

 

Assisted

70

22.6

Yes

131

25.1

Aama program

No

78

25.1

 Availability of waiting area

No

39

7.4

 

Yes

231

74.9

Yes

484

92.6

    

 Provider category

GP/Specialists

77

15.2

    

MBBS

23

4.5

    

Nursing

392

77.5

    

Paramedics

14

2.8

    

 Supervision to staff

No

265

50.5

    

Yes

258

49.5

    

 Problem felt

No

224

42.9

    

Yes

299

57.1

    

 Need to pay

Yes

168

32.1

    

No

355

67.9

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