Table 1.
Mean and standard deviation in timing at first antenatal checks in months among women attending health facilities in Ethiopia, Mini DHS 2019
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Timing of 1st antenatal check (months) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in 5-year groups | Total Observation (N) | Mean ± Std. Deviation | ||
| 15–19 | 170 | 4.08 | 1.69 | |
| 20–24 | 614 | 4.91 | 10.12 | |
| 25–29 | 953 | 4.60 | 8.19 | |
| 30–34 | 603 | 5.02 | 10.20 | |
| 35–39 | 396 | 5.50 | 11.61 | |
| 40–44 | 154 | 4.17 | 1.53 | |
| 45–49 | 45 | 4.18 | 1.25 | |
| Type of place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 901 | 3.90 | 7.17 | |
| Rural | 2034 | 5.22 | 9.83 | |
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 323 | 4.20 | 5.41 | |
| Afar | 231 | 4.90 | 8.89 | |
| Amhara | 337 | 6.26 | 14.42 | |
| Oromia | 346 | 4.80 | 7.28 | |
| Somali | 90 | 5.71 | 10.03 | |
| Benishangul | 300 | 5.22 | 10.89 | |
| SNNPR | 327 | 5.30 | 7.45 | |
| Gambela | 268 | 4.40 | 5.89 | |
| Harari | 250 | 3.97 | 8.56 | |
| Addis Adaba | 229 | 3.71 | 6.40 | |
| Dire Dawa | 234 | 4.43 | 10.79 | |
| Ever attended school | ||||
| No | 1274 | 5.68 | 11.48 | |
| Yes | 1661 | 4.15 | 6.69 | |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| No education | 1274 | 5.68 | 11.48 | |
| Incomplete primary | 915 | 4.47 | 7.10 | |
| Complete primary | 159 | 4.16 | 7.65 | |
| Incomplete secondary | 319 | 4.12 | 7.57 | |
| Complete secondary | 40 | 3.35 | 1.51 | |
| Higher | 228 | 3.04 | 1.19 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 1095 | 4.78 | 9.51 | |
| Catholic | 19 | 3.95 | 1.18 | |
| Protestant | 586 | 5.03 | 8.78 | |
| Muslim | 1212 | 4.76 | 9.07 | |
| Traditional | 15 | 4.60 | 1.45 | |
| Other | 8 | 4.50 | 1.19 | |
| Total | 2935 | 4.81 | 9.11 | |