Table 3.
PNC utilization of respondents who visited public health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2014
| Variable - N = 367 | Yes = 118 | No = 249 | Total (367) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency No (%) | Frequency No (%) | Frequency No (%) | |
| Age | |||
| 15–19 year | 6(5.1) | 10 (4.0) | 16 (4.4) |
| 20–24 year | 39(33.1) | 85(34.1) | 124(33.8) |
| 25–29 year | 47(39.8) | 101(40.6) | 148(40.3) |
| 30–34 year | 15(12.7) | 37(14.9) | 52(14.2) |
| 35+ | 11(9.3) | 16(6.4) | 27(7.4) |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 99(83.9) | 218(87.6) | 317(86.4) |
| Muslim | 11(9.3) | 19(7.6) | 30(8.2) |
| Catholic | 7(5.9) | 5(2.0) | 12(3.3) |
| Protestant | 1(0.8) | 7(2.8) | 8(2.2) |
| Educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 11(9.3) | 64(25.7) | 75(20.4) |
| Primary | 33(28) | 66(26.5) | 99(27.0) |
| Secondary | 27(22.9) | 72(28.9) | 99(27.0) |
| College and above | 47(39.8) | 47(18.9) | 94(25.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 103(87.3) | 215(86.3) | 318(86.6) |
| Single | 9(7.6) | 22(8.8) | 31(8.4) |
| Separated | 1(0.8) | 5(2) | 6(1.6) |
| Divorced | 1(0.8) | 2(0.8) | 3(0.8) |
| Widowed | 4(3.4) | 5(2) | 9(2.5) |
| Occupation | |||
| House wife | 56(47.5) | 176(70.7) | 232(63.2) |
| Governmental employee | 27(22.9) | 33(13.3) | 60(16.3) |
| Private employee | 18(15.3) | 9(3.6) | 27(7.4) |
| Merchant | 13(11) | 13(5.2) | 26(7.1) |
| Day laborer | 4(3.4) | 18(7.2) | 22(6.0) |
| Husbands Education | |||
| Illiterate | 10(8.5) | 32(12.9) | 42(11.4) |
| Primary Education | 21(17.8) | 71(28.5) | 92(25.1) |
| Secondary | 28(23.7) | 69(27.7) | 97(26.4) |
| College and above | 59(50) | 77(30.9) | 136(37.1) |
| Husband occupation | |||
| Governmental employee | 43(36.4) | 61(24.5) | 104(28.3) |
| Private employee | 29(24.6) | 74(29.7) | 103(28.1) |
| Merchant | 29(24.6) | 43(17.3) | 72(19.6) |
| Day laborer | 17(14.4) | 71(28.5) | 88(24.0) |
| Number of pregnancy | |||
| One | 51(43.2) | 90(36.1) | 141(38.4) |
| Two | 37(31.4) | 84(33.7) | 121(33.0) |
| Three | 22(18.6) | 39(15.7) | 61(16.6) |
| Four and above | 8(6.8) | 36(14.5) | 44(12.0) |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Normal | 97(82.2) | 226(90.8) | 323(88.0) |
| Instrumental | 11(9.3) | 11(4.4) | 22(6.0) |
| Caesarean | 10(8.5) | 12(4.8) | 22(6.0) |