Table 1 Overview of maternal health service utilization in Nepal by background characteristics
Maternal health services | Total coverage (%) | Wealth quintile | Education | Residence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest | Lowest | Above secondary level | No education | Urban | Rural | ||
Antenatal care coverage | 83.6% | 95.5% | 73.8% | 94.5% | 73.3% | 87.0% | 79.5% |
Institutional delivery | 57.4% | 89.6% | 33.9% | 85.4% | 36.4% | 68.6% | 44.2% |
Delivery assisted by skilled provider | 58.0% | 88.7% | 33.9% | 84.9% | 37.6% | 67.7% | 46.8% |
Postnatal care coverage | 56.7% | 81.2% | 36.7% | 80.2% | 41.7% | 63.9% | 48.4% |