Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants
| Variables | N (%) of the participants | P *** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile phone owners 67 % (N = 364) | Non mobile phone owners 33 % (N = 217) | Total (N = 581) | ||
| Age | 0.240 | |||
| ≤20 | 47(13) | 30(14) | 77(13) | |
| 21–24 | 69(21) | 46(19) | 115(20) | |
| 25–29 | 121(32) | 48(24) | 169(29) | |
| 30–34 | 66(18) | 41(20) | 107(19) | |
| ≥35 | 61(16) | 52(24) | 113(19) | |
| Mean (year) (SD) | 27.5(0.44) | 28.3(0.66) | 27.8(0.39) | |
| Education level | 0.000 | |||
| No | 51(16) | 75(39) | 126(23) | |
| Primary | 84(22) | 65(28) | 149(24) | |
| Secondary or above | 229(62) | 77(33) | 306(52) | |
| Wealth Index | 0.000 | |||
| Lowest | 45(12) | 73(33) | 118(19) | |
| Fourth | 52(12) | 68(34) | 120(19) | |
| Middle | 74(22) | 45(20) | 119(22) | |
| Second | 92(26) | 15 (6) | 107(19) | |
| Highest | 101(28) | 16(6) | 117(21) | |
| Parity | 0.360 | |||
| 1 | 57(15) | 33(14) | 90(15) | |
| 2–3 | 128(38) | 74(32) | 202(36) | |
| ≥4 | 179(46) | 110(53) | 289(49) | |
| Health facility travel timea | 0.060 | |||
| 0–60 min | 261(74) | 139(62) | 400(70) | |
| >60 min | 103(26) | 77(38) | 180(30) | |
| Literacy | 0.000 | |||
| Cannot read and write | 81(25) | 105(54) | 186(34) | |
| Can read or write | 283(75) | 112(46) | 395(66) | |
| District | 0.640 | |||
| Mahufahi | 172(51) | 121(48) | 293(50) | |
| Ainaro | 192(49) | 96(52) | 288(50) | |
| Gestational months at 1st ANC visitb | 345 | 188 | 533 | 0.090 |
| 1–3 | 175(48) | 94(42) | 269(46) | |
| 4–6 | 162(49) | 82(50) | 244(49) | |
| 7–9 | 8(3) | 12(8) | 20(5) | |
aOne data point is missing
b533 women had at least 1 ANC visit when they had their last child
***All p-values are produced using Chi-square test, adjusted for cluster effect