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. 2026 Jan 12;26:226. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-08632-7

Table 2.

Distribution of antenatal care use by social determinants (N = 5,302)

Predictors Sample Size for Specific Group Did Not Use Antenatal Care Used Antenatal Care P-Value
Total Sample Size
668 [11.89%] 4,634 [88.11%]
Age 5,302 [100.0%]
 15 to 24 1,414 [26.37%] 234 [35.89%] 1,180 [25.09%] < 0.0001
 25 to 34 2,520 [47.49%] 256 [38.62%] 2,264 [48.69%]
 35 to 49 1,368 [26.13%] 178 [25.50%] 1,190 [26.22%]
Education
 None 1,557 [21.73%] 292 [34.11%] 1,265 [20.06%] < 0.0001
 Primary 854 [15.61%] 134 [21.03%] 720 [14.88%]
 Secondary 2,484 [53.33%] 236 [42.84%] 2,248 [54.75%]
 Higher 407 [9.33%] 6 [2.02%] 401 [10.31%]
Marital Status
 Not married 1,706 [39.35%] 270 [52.72%] 1,436 [37.54%] < 0.0001
 Married 3,596 [60.65%] 398 [47.28%] 3,198 [62.46%]
Religion
 Christianity 3,314 [70.14%] 378 [67.27%] 2,936 [70.52%] < 0.0001
 Islam 1,707 [24.50%] 199 [18.51%] 1,508 [25.31%]
 Traditional/Other 281 [5.36%] 91 [14.23%] 190 [4.16%]
Household Income
 Poor 2,342 [44.22%] 520 [63.19%] 2,481 [41.66%] < 0.0001
 Middle 1,054 [19.95%] 92 [21.68%] 871 [19.72%]
 Rich 1,906 [35.83%] 56 [15.13%] 1,282 [38.62%]
Residence
 Urban 2,188 [48.00%] 189 [35.21%] 1,999 [49.73%] 0.0001
 Rural 3,114 [52.00%] 479 [64.79%] 2,635 [50.27%]
Health Insurance
 No health insurance 278 [4.95%] 95 [14.17%] 183 [3.71%] < 0.0001
 Has health insurance 5,024 [95.05%] 573 [85.83%] 4,451 [96.29%]
Health Status
 Good 4,299 [79.67%] 517 [74.92%] 3,782 [80.31%] 0.0229
 Moderate 819 [17.04%] 112 [19.54%] 707 [16.71%]
 Poor 184 [3.29%] 39 [5.54%] 145 [2.98%]
Pregnancy
 No loss 4,063 [72.47%] 537 [73.54%] 3,526 [72.33%] 0.1076
 1 loss 958 [20.55%] 108 [22.25%] 850 [20.32%]
 2 + losses 281 [6.98%] 23 [4.21%] 258 [7.35%]

*All percents are column percents. Values are presented as weighted sample counts (N) and weighted column percentages (%)

*Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding