Contents - Middle East Journal of Family Medicine

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION & CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONPresence of card No. %Present 374 49.21Absent 386 50.79Total 760 100.00Table 21. No. of Tetanus Toxoid vaccination in the maternal cardTimes No. %one 190 50.80two 164 43.85none 20 5.35total 374 100.00Table 22. Presence of space to record antenatal care visitsPresence No. %yes 356 95.19no 18 4.81total 374 100.00Table 23. Evidence of recording mother’s antenatal visitEvidence No. %one 136 38.20two or more 218 61.24none 2 0.56total 356 100.00Table 24. Evidence of current pregnancy.Evidence No. %Present 136 17.89Absent 624 82.11total 760 100.00Table 25. Evidence of desire to become pregnant in the next 2 years.Evidence No. %Present 340 54.48%Absent 225 36%Does not know 59 9.5%total 624 100.00Table 26. Usage of methods to avoid pregnancy (contraception).Usage of contraceptives No. %Present 264 86.84Absent 40 13.16total 304 100.00Table 27. First time of visiting health professional after getting pregnant.Type No. %first trimester 1-3 months 154 20.26middle of pregnancy 4-6 months 234 30.79last trimester 7-9 months 250 32.89no need to see health professional 64 8.42does not now 58 7.63total 760 100.00MEJFM - Volume 5 Issue 1 - January 2007 23