Table 3.
Factors affecting booking of first ANC visit, University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 (N = 369).
| Variables | Time at first visit | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timely booked n (%) |
Lately booked n (%) |
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| Educational status | ||||
| Cannot read and write | 33 (19.0) | 39 (20.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Formal education | 141 (81.0) | 156 (80.0) | 3.16∗ (1.03–8.64) | 1.06∗ (1.03–7.61) |
| Age | ||||
| 16–30 | 167 (95.9) | 168 (86.2) | 2.33∗ (1.09–11.91) | 3.83∗ (1.89–10.53) |
| 31–45 | 7 (4.1) | 27 (13.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Previous ANC first time visit (n = 131) | ||||
| Before and at 12 weeks | 33 (56.9) | 26 (35.6) | 2.01∗ (1.12–4.04) | 2.39∗ (2.23–9.86) |
| After 12 weeks | 25 (43.1) | 47 (64.4) | 1 | 1 |
| History of abortion | ||||
| Yes | 41 (11.1) | 53 (27.2) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 133 (36.0) | 142 (72.8) | 1.01∗ (2.44–5.84) | 1.21∗ (2.17–7.94) |
| Perceived sufficient number of ANC visits/pregnancy | ||||
| Less than 4 times | 43 (24.7) | 61 (31.3) | 1 | 1 |
| More than 4 times | 131 (75.3) | 134 (68.7) | 1.18∗ (1.99–4.26) | 1.39∗ (1.89–7.53) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employed | 42 (24.1) | 82 (42.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Nonemployed | 132 (75.9) | 113 (57.9) | 3.12# (1.23–12.3) | 2.28 (0.71–10.2)# |
| Had ANC visit for last pregnancy (n = 170) | ||||
| Yes | 54 (80.6) | 77 (74.8) | 0.71 (0.33–1.51)# | 4.67 (1.34–16.27)# |
| No | 13 (19.4) | 26 (25.2) | 1 | 1 |
| State of current pregnancy (N = 369) | ||||
| Planned | 154 (85.5) | 178 (91.3) | 1.36 (0.69–2.69)# | 4.37 (0.79–24.11)# |
| Unplanned | 20 (11.5) | 17 (8.7) | 1 | 1 |
*Significant and #nonsignificant from the multivariate logistic regression.