Table 5.

Antenatal characteristics of pregnant women in their recent pregnancy who attend ANC visits at the DMGCSH, 2020–2022 (n = 1,132)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Pregnancy status	Planned	752	66.43
	Unplanned	380	33.57
Timing ANC initiation	Early initiation	285	25.18
	Late initiation	847	74.82
Number of ANC visits	< 4 visits	520	45.94
	≥ 4 visits	612	54.06
Time initiating iron	1st trimester	266	23.50
	2nd trimester	833	73.59
	3rd trimester	33	2.92
Hemoglobin	≥ 11 g/dl	1080	95.41
	< 11 g/dl	52	4.59
Rh factor	Positive	1051	92.84
	Negative	81	7.16

Rh factor Rhesus factor, ANC Antenatal care