Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...

among women in the lowest wealth quintile to 97 percent among women in the highest wealth
quintile.
10.2 NUMBER AND TIMING OF ANTENATAL VISITS
Antenatal care is more beneficial in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes when sought
early in the pregnancy and continued through delivery. It is possible during visits to detect health
problems associated with a pregnancy. In the event of any complications, more frequent visits are
advised, and admission to a health facility may be necessary.
Table 10.2 shows that more than one in two pregnant women (55 percent) made four or more
visits for care during their entire pregnancy. Urban women are more likely than rural women to have
made four or more visits (63 percent and 53 percent, respectively).
Table 10.2 Number of antenatal care visits and timing of first visit
Percent distribution of women age 15-49 who had a live birth in the 5
years preceding the survey, by number of ANC visits for the most
recent live birth, by the timing of the first visit, and among women
with ANC, median months pregnant at first visit, according to
residence, Timor-Leste 2009-10
Number and timing
of ANC visits
Residence
Urban Rural
Total
Number of ANC visits
None 4.9 15.0 12.5
1 2.2 3.5 3.2
2-3 29.1 28.6 28.7
4+ 62.8 52.5 55.1
Don’t know/missing 1.0 0.4 0.6
Total
Number of months pregnant
at time of first ANC visit
100.0 100.0 100.0
No antenatal care 4.9 15.0 12.5