Table 1.
Antenatal care (ANC) utilization according to selected characteristics in Afghanistan, 2012 (n=5,658)
| ANC utilization | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Yes | No | Total |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 326 (77.4) | 95 (22.6) | 421 (100) |
| Rural | 2,730 (52.1) | 2,507 (47.9) | 5,237 (100) |
| Age | |||
| < 20 | 235 (59.9) | 157 (40.1) | 392 (100) |
| 20–34 | 2,230 (54.2) | 1,884 (45.8) | 4,114 (100) |
| 35–49 | 591 (51.3) | 561 (48.7) | 1,152 (100) |
| Education | |||
| No education | 2,665 (52.3) | 2,429 (47.7) | 5,094 (100) |
| Primary | 188 (71.5) | 75 (28.5) | 263 (100) |
| Secondary+ | 190 (71.4) | 76 (28.6) | 266 (100) |
| Parity | |||
| 1 | 519 (58.1) | 374 (41.9) | 893 (100) |
| 2–4 | 1,287 (53.1) | 1,136 (46.9) | 2,423 (100) |
| ≥ 5 | 1,250 (53.4) | 1,092 (46.6) | 2,342 (100) |
| Knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy | |||
| No | 943 (36.2) | 1,663 (63.8) | 2,606 (100) |
| Yes | 2,108 (69.3) | 933 (30.7) | 3,041 (100) |
| Media exposure | |||
| No exposure | 1,483 (48.4) | 1,579 (51.6) | 3,062 (100) |
| Radio | 562 (50.2) | 557 (49.8) | 1,119 (100) |
| TV | 373 (64.5) | 205 (35.5) | 578 (100) |
| TV and radio | 628 (71.1) | 255 (28.9) | 883 (100) |
| Wealth | |||
| Poor | 1,734 (49.5) | 1,770 (50.5) | 3,504 (100) |
| Middle | 544 (55.7) | 433 (44.3) | 977 (100) |
| Rich | 778 (66.1) | 399 (33.9) | 1,177 (100) |
| All subjects | 3,056 (54.0) | 2,602 (46.0) | 5,658 (100) |
Missing data were 35 for education, 11 for knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy and 16 for media exposure.