Table 3.

Positive associations between timely ANC initiation and number and content of ANC received

Model	Independent variable	Dependent variable	Crude β† (95% CI)	Adjusted † (95% CI)	Crude OR† (95% CI)	Adjusted OR‡ (95% CI)
1	Gestational age (months) at first ANC contact	Number of ANC contacts	-0.66* (-0.67, -0.65)	-0.62* (-0.63, -0.61)
2	Timely ANC (1st trimester)	ANC4+			5.82* (5.60, 6.04)	5.24* (5.04, 5.45)
3	Timely ANC (1st trimester)	ANC8+			5.32* (4.98, 5.68)	4.66* (4.35, 4.99)
4	Timely ANC (1st trimester)	ANC content			2.02* (1.94-2.11)	1.66* (1.59-1.73)

ANC – antenatal care, CI – confidence interval

*Coefficients significant at P < 0.001.

†Adjusted by country.

‡Adjusted by country, demographic and socio-economic variables.