Table 1.
Distribution of completing four or more antenatal care visits by categories of selected variables among women in Ethiopia, 2014. (N = 3694)
| Variables | Categories | Count (%) | % of 4 or more ANC visits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | Never in union/Formerly in union | 281 (7.61) | 39.86 |
| Currently in union | 3413 (92.39) | 32.43 | |
| Birth Order | 1 | 691 (18.71) | 48.19 |
| 2 or 3 | 1105 (29.91) | 38.10 | |
| 4 or 5 | 922 (24.96) | 27.01 | |
| 6 + | 976 (26.42) | 22.13 | |
| Community level Quality of received ANC | Low | 1902 (54.34) | 25.55 |
| High | 1598 (45.66) | 45.87 | |
| Community level literacy | Low | 913 (24.72) | 14.79 |
| Medium | 1932 (52.30) | 29.35 | |
| High | 849 (22.98) | 60.90 | |
| Wealth index | Poor | 1832 (49.59) | 16.7 |
| Medium | 572 (15.48) | 31.99 | |
| Rich | 1290 (34.92) | 56.59 | |
| Educational status | No education | 2368 (64.1) | 21.11 |
| Primary | 1006(27.23) | 45.63 | |
| Secondary/higher | 320(8.66) | 81.25 | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 740 (20.03) | 71.62 |
| Rural | 2954 (79.97) | 23.32 | |
| Region | Tigray | 309 (8.36) | 40.13 |
| Afar | 369 (9.99) | 11.92 | |
| Amhara | 386 (10.45) | 22.28 | |
| Oromia | 460 (12.45) | 32.17 | |
| Somali | 347 (9.39) | 5.48 | |
| B. Gumuz | 306 (8.28) | 27.78 | |
| SNNP | 512 (13.86) | 31.64 | |
| Gambela | 302 (8.18) | 33.44 | |
| Harari | 256 (6.93) | 46.88 | |
| Addis Ababa | 177 (4.79) | 91.53 | |
| Dire Dawa | 270 (7.31) | 62.22 | |
| Age | 15–19 | 190 (5.14) | 24.21 |
| 20–24 | 696 (18.84) | 35.92 | |
| 25–29 | 1123 (30.40) | 35.26 | |
| 30–34 | 777 (21.03) | 35.91 | |
| 35–39 | 575 (15.57) | 31.48 | |
| 40–44 | 228 (6.17) | 19.30 | |
| 45–49 | 105 (2.84) | 21.9 | |
| HH Sex | Male | 3147 (85.19) | 31.87 |
| Female | 547 (14.81) | 33.0 |