Research Article
Factors Affecting the Utilization of a Minimum of Four Antenatal Care Services in Ethiopia
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of minimum of 4 ANC visits during pregnancy in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS.
| | Variables | Minimum of 4 ANC visits | | Yes, N (%) | No, N (%) | Total, N (%) |
| | Residence | | Urban | 1011 (38.9) | 495 (10.8) | 1506 (21.0) | | Rural | 1587 (61.1) | 4074 (89.2) | 5661 (79.0) | | | Region | | Tigray | 430 (16.6) | 333 (7.3) | 763 (10.6) | | Afar | 106 (4.1) | 539 (11.8) | 645 (9.0) | | Amhara | 231 (8.9) | 532 (11.6) | 763 (10.6) | | Oromia | 232 (8.9) | 798 (17.5) | 1030 (14.4) | | Somali | 101 (3.9) | 698 (15.3) | 799 (11.1) | | Benishangul | 231 (8.9) | 345 (7.6) | 576 (8.0) | | SNNPRa | 350 (13.5) | 540 (11.8) | 890 (12.4) | | Gambella | 185 (7.1) | 348 (7.6) | 533 (7.4) | | Harari | 147 (5.7) | 263 (5.8) | 410 (5.7) | | Addis Ababa | 334 (12.9) | 40 (0.9) | 374 (5.2) | | Dire Dawa | 251 (9.7) | 133 (2.9) | 384 (5.4) | | | Mothers’ education level | | None | 1072 (41.3) | 3270 (71.6) | 4342 (60.6) | | Primary | 896 (34.5) | 1040 (22.8) | 1936 (27.0) | | Secondary and higher | 630 (24.2) | 259 (5.7) | 889 (12.4) | | | Age of mothers | | 15–24 | 669 (25.8) | 1178 (25.8) | 1847 (25.8) | | 25–34 | 1366 (52.6) | 2164 (47.4) | 3530 (49.3) | | 35–49 | 563 (21.7) | 1227 (26.9) | 1790 (25.0) | | | Wealth index | | Poor | 777 (29.9) | 2819 (61.7) | 3596 (50.2) | | Middle | 346 (13.3) | 677 (14.8) | 1023 (14.3) | | Rich | 1475 (56.8) | 1073 (23.5) | 2548 (35.6) | | | Respondents currently working | | No | 1654 (63.7) | 3362 (73.6) | 5016 (70.0) | | Yes | 944 (36.3) | 1207 (26.4) | 2151 (30.0) | | | Birth order | | First | 535 (20.6) | 908 (19.9) | 1443 (20.1) | | 2-3 | 817 (31.4) | 1460 (32.0) | 2277 (31.8) | | 4-5 | 583 (22.4) | 1065 (23.3) | 1648 (23.0) | | 6 or more | 663 (25.5) | 1136 (24.9) | 1799 (25.1) | | | Desire for pregnancy | | Then | 2068 (79.6) | 3650 (79.9) | 5718 (79.8) | | Later | 397 (15.3) | 592 (13.0) | 989 (13.8) | | No more | 133 (5.1) | 327 (7.2) | 460 (6.4) | | | Frequency of reading newspaper | | Not at all | 2156 (83.0) | 4411 (96.5) | 6567 (91.6) | | Less than once a week | 343 (13.2) | 117 (2.6) | 460 (6.4) | | At least once a week | 99 (3.8) | 41 (0.9) | 140 (2.0) | | | Frequency of listening to radio | | Not at all | 1581 (60.9) | 3745 (82.0) | 5326 (74.3) | | Less than once a week | 486 (18.7) | 435 (9.5) | 921 (12.9) | | At least once a week | 531 (20.4) | 389 (8.5) | 920 (12.8) | | | Frequency of watching television | | Not at all | 1540 (59.3) | 3950 (86.5) | 5490 (76.6) | | Less than once a week | 289 (11.1) | 336 (7.4) | 625 (8.7) | | At least once a week | 769 (29.6) | 283 (6.2) | 1052 (14.7) |
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SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region.
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