Bangladesh 2014

Figure 9.1 Trend in use of antenatal care, 2004-2014
Percent
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7
51
63
10
53
68
13
55
78
14
64
Medically
untrained
providers only
Medically trained
providers
2004 BDHS 2007 BDHS 2011 BDHS 2014 BDHS
9.1.2 Place of Antenatal Care
The place where a woman receives antenatal care influences the frequency and quality of care
received. Information on the source of ANC also assists policymakers with decisions on how to allocate
resources. Table 9.2 shows the percentage of women with a live birth in the three years preceding the survey
who received ANC for the most recent birth, according to the place where they received that care. Because
women may visit more than one type of facility for ANC during the same pregnancy, the categories are not
mutually exclusive and do not sum to 100 percent. The private sector is the leading source for ANC (52
percent), followed by the public sector (36 percent), and the nongovernmental organizations (NGO) sector
(11 percent). Sixteen percent of women received ANC at home.
The place where a woman receives antenatal care does not vary much by age. In contrast, women
with fewer than four live births (i.e., birth order of 1 to 3), women in urban areas, women who have completed
secondary or higher education, and women in the highest wealth quintile are more likely to receive ANC
from the private sector. For example, 69 percent of women who completed secondary or higher education
received ANC from the private sector compared with 38 percent of women with no education. Women in
the lower two wealth quintiles are more likely to seek ANC from the public sector than from the private
sector.
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