Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hossana, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial comprehensive specialized hospital Hossana, Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables	Categories	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Women age in year	15-25	72	20.9
	25-34	245	71.2
	≥35	27	7.8
Ethnicity	Hadiya	253	73.5
	Kambata	43	12.5
	Silte	23	6.7
	Others	25	7.3
Religion	Orthodox	47	13.7
	Protestant	240	69.8
	Muslim	44	12.8
	Catholic	13	3.8
Marital status	Married	335	97.4
	Single	9	2.6
Women’s education	Primary education and below	189	54.9
	Secondary education	111	32.3
	Tertiary education	44	12.8
Women’s occupation	Housewife	207	60.2
	Merchant	47	13.7
	Daily worker	56	16.3
	Government employee	34	9.9
Husband education	Primary and below	75	21.8
	Secondary education	109	31.7
	Higher education	160	46.5
Husband’s occupation	Merchant	216	62.8
	Government employee	74	21.5
	Daily worker	19	5.5
	NGO/private	35	10.2
Average monthly income	Below median	234	68.0
	Above median	110	32.0