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Table 3 Factors associated with late first ANC visit among pregnant mothers attending ANC service in Tselemte Woreda, Tigray, Ethiopia, March 2014

From: Late antenatal care initiation: the case of public health centers in Ethiopia

Variables

Delay ANC visit

Crude OR (CI 95%)

Adjusted OR (CI 95%)

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

Educational status N = 365

 Illiterate

67 (31.3)

147 (68.7)

2.28 (1.48, 3.51)

2.39 (0.79, 7.21)

 Literate

77 (51.0)

74 (49.0)

1

1

Occupational status N = 365

 House wife

44 (44)

56 (56)

1.94 (0.96, 3.91)

0.43 (0.10, 2.18)

 Farmer

58 (28.7)

144 (71.3)

3.79 (1.97, 7.29)

0.23 (0.03, 1.54)

 Civil servant and merchant

29 (60.4)

19 (39.6)

1

1

House hold monthly income in ETB N = 365

 ≤ 400

27 (28.7)

67 (71.3)

3.12 (1.69, 5.76)

4.54 (1.07, 19.33)*

 401–600

27 (33.3)

54 (66.7)

2.51 (1.35, 4.69)

3.40 (0.77, 15.12)

 601–1000

41 (40.2)

61 (59.8)

1.87 (1.05, 3.33)

1.47 (0.38, 5.67)

 > 1000

49 (55.7)

39 (44.3)

1

1

Parity N = 365

 Nulliparous

47 (48)

51 (52)

1

1

 ≥ 1

97 (36.3)

170 (63.7)

1.62 (1.01, 2.58)

0.52 (0.05, 5.92)

Number of child alive N = 365

 No child

57 (49.6)

58 (50.4)

1

1

 01-Feb

45 (34.1)

87 (65.9)

1.90 (1.14, 3.17)

6.56 (0.56, 76.29)

 ≥ 3

42 (35.6)

76 (64.4)

1.78 (1.05, 3.01)

0.95 (0.09, 10.52)

Husband accompany to HC N = 365

 No

56 (27.2)

150 (72.8)

3.32 (2.14, 5.15)

6.99 (2.82, 17.31)*

 Yes

88 (55.3)

71 (44.7)

1

1

Received advice on time of booking for index PX N = 216

 No

31 (25.6)

90 (74.4)

3.51 (1.98, 6.24)

4.85 (1.88, 12.50)*

 Yes

52 (54.7)

43 (45.3)

1

1

Time taken to health center (min) N = 339

 < 60

79 (62.2)

48 (37.8)

1

1

 60–120

20 (39.2)

31 (60.8)

2.55 (1.31, 4.97)

1.12 (0.25, 5.05)

 > 120

30 (18.6)

131 (81.4)

7.19 (4.21, 12.27)

5.44 (1.54, 19.25)*

  1. * Significantly associated at P < 0.05