The quality of free antenatal and delivery services in Northern Sierra Leone

Table 1 Percentage of women on their first antenatal visit who were screened and examined for different physical signs

	Pregnant women seen in third trimester % (n = 58)	95% CI
Screening test
Urine protein	10	2.5–18.2
Syphilis	22	11.7–33.2
Haemoglobin	28	16.1–39.1
Voluntary counselling and testing for HIV	50	37.1–62.9
Physical signs
Check for oedema	45	32.0–57.6
Check for anaemia	52	38.9–64.6
Listen to foetal heart	76	64.9–86.9
Weight	79	68.9–89.7
Abdominal palpation	79	68.9–89.7
Measure blood pressure	83	73.0–92.5

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