SAHR 2007 - Health Systems Trust

Health and Related Indicators 15
Table 21: Maternal and reproductive health indicators by ethnic group
Health Status – Reproductive Health
African Coloured Indian / Asian White SA
ANC coverage
1998 94.8 91.8 93.4 88.4 94.2 a
2003 doctor or nurse/midwife 92.3 87.2 97.6 86.9 91.7 b
Age of first sex ≤14 years
2003 age 15-24 9 5 5 4 8 c
Births assisted by trained health personnel
1998 82.1 94.8 99.1 99.0 84.4 a
2003 doctor or nurse/midwife 91.3 94.1 99.0 98.3 92.0 b
Condom use at last sex
2003 36 21 9 26 33 b
2005 female age ≥15 38 13 10 15 33 d
2005 male age ≥15 44 22 35 17 38 d
Contraceptive prevalence rate (any method)
1998 sexually active 57.6 68.4 80.1 74.9 61.2 a
2003 sexually active 62.8 70.2 75.3 81.1 65.2 b
Ever had sex (%)
2002 NYRBS 44 36 25 26 41 e
2003 age 15-24 71 58 43 43 67 c
2005 age 15-24 61 52 32 38 58 d
Teenage pregnancy
1998 ever pregnant 17.8 19.3 4.3 2.2 16.4 a
1998 mothers 14.2 15.7 2.9 2.2 13.2 a
2002 NYRBS 20.8 10.7 27.1 5.8 19.1 e
2003 ever pregnant 12.5 11.7 2.2 2.4 11.9 b
2003 mothers 10.2 6.4 2.2 0.0 9.4 b
a SADHS 1998.
b SADHS 2003 (Preliminary).
c HIV Youth 2003.
d HIV Household Survey 2005.
e NYRBS 2002.
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