Table 2 Reproductive and perception of respondents characteristics among pregnant mothers attending ANC service in Tselemte district, Tigray, Ethiopia, March 2014
From: Late antenatal care initiation: the case of public health centers in Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (n = 365) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Parity (N = 365) | ||
Nulliparous | 96 | 26.3 |
≥ 1 | 269 | 73.7 |
History of abortion (N = 365) | ||
No | 334 | 91.5 |
Yes | 31 | 8.5 |
History of still birth (N = 365) | ||
No | 339 | 92.9 |
Yes | 26 | 7.1 |
Means of diagnosing pregnancy (N = 365) | ||
Missed period | 271 | 74.2 |
By urine test | 94 | 25.8 |
Who planned the Px (N = 365) | ||
Wife | 1 | 0.3 |
Husband | 12 | 3.3 |
Both | 339 | 92.9 |
Neither | 13 | 3.6 |
Received advice when to start ANC for current PX (N = 365) | ||
No | 149 | 40.8 |
Yes | 216 | 59.2 |
Source of Information for ANC (N = 365) | ||
Women development army | 66 | 30.6 |
Health extension workers | 64 | 29.6 |
Husbands and | 51 | 23.6 |
Other family members | 35 | 16.3 |
Decision maker (N = 365) | ||
Joint decision with spouse | 179 | 49 |
Themselves | 104 | 28.5 |
Husband | 53 | 14.5 |
Their relatives | 29 | 8 |