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

A much lower percentage of Timorese mothers took intestinal parasite drugs (13 percent)
while pregnant with their last birth in the five years before the survey. Consumption of drugs for
control of intestinal parasites is most common among very young mothers (< 20 years), mothers with
children of birth order 6 and higher, rural women, those residing in Manatuto, mothers with no
education, and mothers living in households in the middle wealth quintile.
More than half (56 percent) of mothers
who received ANC reported that they
were informed of pregnancy complications
during their visit. Surprisingly, urban
mothers, those with more than secondary
education, and those in the highest wealth
quintile are less likely than other mothers to
be informed about pregnancy complications.
Across districts, mothers living in Baucau are
least likely to be informed about signs of
pregnancy complications, in contrast with
mothers living in Ermera, who are most
likely to be informed of the danger signs associated
with a pregnancy.
The vast majority of mothers who received
ANC were weighed (97 percent) and
had their blood pressure taken (93 percent). A
much smaller percentage of women who
went for care had a urine or blood sample
taken (18 and 14 percent, respectively). Older
mothers age 35-49, mothers having their first
birth, urban residents, those living in
Covalima, highly educated mothers, and
those in the highest wealth quintile were
more likely than their counterparts to have
had their urine sample taken. A similar
pattern was seen for blood pressure
measurement.
10.4 TETANUS TOXOID VACCINATION
Tetanus toxoid injections are given
during pregnancy for the prevention of neonatal
tetanus, a major cause of death among
infants. For full protection, a pregnant
woman should receive at least two doses
during each pregnancy. If a woman has been
vaccinated during a previous pregnancy or
during maternal and neonatal tetanus vaccination
campaigns, however, she may only
require one dose for the current pregnancy.
Five doses provide lifetime protection.
Table 10.4 Tetanus toxoid injections
Among mothers age 15-49 with a live birth in the five years
preceding the survey, the percentage receiving two or more tetanus
toxoid injections (TTI) during the pregnancy for the last live birth
and the percentage whose last live birth was protected against
neonatal tetanus, according to background characteristics, Timor-
Leste 2009-10
Background
characteristic
Percentage
receiving two
or more
injections
during last
pregnancy
Percentage
whose last
birth was
protected
against
neonatal
tetanus 1
Number of
mothers
Mother’s age at birth