Table 1.
Association Between Study Factors of Respondents and Ante Natal Care Visits
| Indicators | N | % | ANC Visit (N=216) | Frequency of ANC Visits (N=104) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | p Value | 1-3 visits | ≥ 4 visits | ||||
| Current age (Mean age -30.43 years; SD- 3.26 years) | ||||||||
| Up to 25 | 20 | 9.3 | 25.0 | 75.0 | p=.009 | 25.0 | 50.0 | P=.004 |
| 26-30 | 83 | 38.4 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 12.0 | 39.8 | ||
| Above 31 | 113 | 52.3 | 60.2 | 39.8 | 19.5 | 20.4 | ||
| Ethnic group | ||||||||
| Upper caste groups | 62 | 28.7 | 33.9 | 66.1 | p<.000 | 16.1 | 50.0 | p<.000 |
| Disadvantages Janajatis | 99 | 45.8 | 67.7 | 32.3 | 12.1 | 20.2 | ||
| Dalit | 55 | 25.5 | 45.5 | 54.5 | 27.3 | 27.3 | ||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Hindu | 109 | 50.5 | 55.0 | 45.0 | P=.018 | 16.5 | 28.4 | P=.024 |
| Buddhist | 76 | 35.2 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 18.4 | 23.7 | ||
| Christian | 31 | 14.4 | 29.0 | 71.0 | 16.1 | 54.8 | ||
| Family type | ||||||||
| Single | 112 | 51.9 | 45.5 | 54.5 | P=.038 | 12.5 | 27.9 | P=.081 |
| Joint | 104 | 48.1 | 59.6 | 40.4 | 21.4 | 33.0 | ||
| Female Education | ||||||||
| No education | 71 | 32.9 | 74.6 | 25.4 | p<.000 | 12.7 | 12.7 | p<.000 |
| Primary | 79 | 36.6 | 58.2 | 41.8 | 7.6 | 34.2 | ||
| Secondary | 23 | 10.6 | 30.4 | 69.6 | 26.1 | 43.5 | ||
| SLC above | 43 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 83.7 | 37.2 | 46.5 | ||
| Female occupation | ||||||||
| Agriculture | 147 | 68.1 | 65.3 | 34.7 | p<.000 | 12.2 | 22.4 | p<.000 |
| Wage labor | 7 | 3.2 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 57.1 | ||
| Service | 26 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 80.8 | 26.9 | 53.8 | ||
| Housewife | 36 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 33.3 | 41.7 | ||
| Husband occupation | ||||||||
| Agriculture | 60 | 27.8 | 61.7 | 38.3 | p=.052 | 13.3 | 25.0 | p<.000 |
| Wage labor | 44 | 20.4 | 52.3 | 47.7 | 4.5 | 43.2 | ||
| Service | 66 | 30.6 | 51.5 | 48.5 | 21.2 | 27.3 | ||
| Business | 36 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 13.9 | 36.1 | ||
| Foreign employment | 10 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 80.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Family income | ||||||||
| Below 10000 | 123 | 56.9 | 74.8 | 25.2 | p<.000 | 8.9 | 16.3 | p<.000 |
| 10001-15000 | 66 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 69.7 | 24.2 | 45.5 | ||
| Above 15001 | 27 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 96.3 | 37.0 | 59.3 | ||
| Age at 1st pregnancy (Median age- 24 years; SD- 2.382 years) | ||||||||
| Up to 20 | 12 | 5.6 | 83.3 | 16.7 | P=.006 | 16.7 | 0.0 | p<.000 |
| 21-25 | 152 | 70.4 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 13.8 | 38.2 | ||
| 26-30 | 45 | 20.8 | 64.4 | 35.6 | 22.2 | 13.3 | ||
| Above 31 | 7 | 3.2 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 57.1 | 28.6 | ||
| Parity (Mean child birth - 2.1667; SD- 0.69550) | ||||||||
| 1 | 31 | 14.4 | 32.3 | 67.7 | P=.039 | 29.0 | 38.7 | P=.041 |
| 2 | 124 | 57.4 | 51.6 | 48.4 | 17.7 | 30.6 | ||
| 3 | 55 | 25.5 | 63.6 | 36.4 | 7.3 | 29.1 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2.8 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Place of delivery | ||||||||
| Home | 115 | 53.2 | 85.2 | 14.8 | p<.000 | 13.9 | 0.9 | p<.000 |
| Health facility | 101 | 46.8 | 14.9 | 85.1 | 20.8 | 64.4 | ||
| Mass media exposure | ||||||||
| Yes | 121 | 56 | 41.3 | 58.7 | p<.000 | 19 | 39.7 | P=.001 |
| No | 95 | 44 | 66.3 | 33.7 | 14.7 | 18.9 | ||
| Total | 216 | 100 | 113 | 103 | 37 | 67 | ||
| -52.3 | -47.7 | -17 | -30.7 | |||||
* Numbers in the bracket indicates percentages