Research Article
Spatial Pattern and Associated Factors of ANC Visits in Ethiopia: Spatial and Multilevel Modeling of Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey Data
Table 1
Socioeconomic characteristics of women, 15–49 years, in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS.
| Variables | Frequency (%) | Percentages |
| ANC visit | No | 2,792 | 37.42 | Yes | 4,670 | 62.58 | Mother’s age | <20 years | 691 | 9.26 | 20–34 years | 4845 | 64.93 | 35–49 years | 1926 | 25.81 | Mean ± SD | 29+-9.15 | | Sex of the household head | Male | 6360 | 85.23 | Female | 1102 | 14.77 | Marital status | Not having a partner | 381 | 5.10 | Having a partner | 7081 | 94.90 | Religion | Orthodox | 2826 | 37.87 | Muslim | 2789 | 37.37 | Protestant | 1621 | 21.72 | Others | 226 | 3.03 | Residence | Urban | 961 | 12.88 | Rural | 6501 | 87.12 | Region | Tigray | 696 | 6.96 | Afar | 71 | 0.95 | Amhara | 1601 | 21.45 | Oromia | 3098 | 41.52 | Somalia | 267 | 3.85 | Benishangul Gumuz | 80 | 1.07 | SNNP | 1558 | 20.88 | Gambella | 20 | 0.27 | Harari | 17 | 0.23 | Addis Ababa | 197 | 2.64 | Dire Dawa | 33 | 0.44 | Educational status of the mother | Unable to read and write | 4705 | 63.05 | Primary education | 2113 | 28.31 | Secondary education | 415 | 5.56 | Higher education | 229 | 3.08 | Educational status of the husband | Unable to read and write | 3327 | 47.63 | Primary education | 2679 | 38.36 | Secondary education | 606 | 8.67 | Higher education | 373 | 5.34 | Occupational status of the mother | Not working | 4014 | 53.79 | Working | 3448 | 46.21 | Occupational status of the husband | Not working | 4129 | 55.34 | Working | 3333 | 44.66 | Distance to health institution | A big problem | 4336 | 58.11 | Not a big problem | 3126 | 41.89 | Media exposure | No media exposure | 4914 | 67.02 | Has media exposure | 2418 | 32.98 | Birth order | 1 | 1408 | 18.87 | 2–4 | 3137 | 42.04 | ≥ 5 | 2917 | 39.09 | Parity | ≤ 2 | 2576 | 34.43 | 2–5 | 2795 | 37.45 | ≥ 5+ | 2091 | 28.02 | Wealth index | Poor | 3248 | 43.53 | Middle | 1553 | 20.08 | Rich | 2661 | 36.66 |
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Others : Catholic and traditional followers. |