Magnitude and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Kandahar City, Afghanistan

Table 2

Reproductive characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Parity (n = 850)
Primiparous	80 (9.4)
Multiparous	770 (90.6)
Birth order of the last child (n = 850)
1–3	509 (59.9)
4–6	231 (27.2)
≥7	110 (12.9)
Contraceptive use in the past (n = 850)
Have not used	692 (81.4)
Male condom	44 (5.2)
Injectables	16 (1.9)
Oral contraceptives	86 (10.1)
IUD	12 (1.4)
Previous pregnancy planned (n = 850)
Yes	760 (89.4)
No	90 (10.6)
Place of last delivery (n = 850)
Health facility	610 (71.8)
Home	240 (28.2)
History of complications in last pregnancy (n = 850)
Yes	392 (46.1)
No	458 (53.9)