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8.3 ANTENATAL CLINIC ATTENDANCE, 2003-<strong>2007</strong>This section examines ANC attendance and utilization of PMTCT services among women aged 15‐54years whose last live birth was between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong>. Although the PMTCT program was launchedin 2000, scale‐up accelerated from 2003 onwards.Figure 8.3a. ANC attendance among women aged 15-54 years with last live birth between2003 to <strong>2007</strong>, by province, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.Western91.0Rift Valley84.8Nyanza92.7North Eastern20.9ProvinceEasternCoast94.793.2Central95.9Nairobi96.5Total89.60 20 40 60 80 100Attendance at ANC (%)Figure 8.3a Seven of the eight provinces reported ANC attendance rates between84.8% and 96.5%.Among women aged 15‐54 years who had their last live birth between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong>, 89.6% reportedattending an ANC at least once during pregnancy. ANC attendance rates during this time period weresimilar across year of birth. ANC attendance rates (at least one visit) were greater than 84% in seven ofthe eight provinces, with substantially lower attendance in North Eastern province at 20.9%.ANC attendance rates were high among all age groups, ranging from 85.4% among women aged 40‐49years to 90.8% among women aged 25‐29 years. ANC attendance rates were significantly lower amongwomen with no primary education (61.3%), when compared to women with at least some primaryeducation or higher (90.8%‐96.2%). ANC attendance progressively increased with increasing wealthquintile, from 76.7% in the lowest quintile to 96.3% in the highest quintile; this association was alsosignificant (data not shown).<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 140

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