Table 1.

List of predictor variables for the assessment of time to first ANC visit in Ethiopia

Variables	Descriptions
Mother occupation	Yes, No
Region	Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Southern Nations Nationalities and People (SNNP), Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Harari, Addis Ababa, and Dire Dawa are categories of the region.
Woman’s age	The age’s of pregnant women was classified as 15–24,25–34, 35–49
Parity	Number of children ever born including the current pregnancy categorized as 3 or less and 4 or more
Media exposure	No, Yes
Women’s Education level	The level of education women attained with categories: No education, Primary, Secondary or higher
Husband Education level	The level of education women attained with categories: No education, Primary, Secondary or higher
Residence	Women’s residence place was Urban or Rural
Wealth index	It was categorized as Poor, Middle, and Rich
Head of a household	Gender of household categorized as male or female
A person who usually decides on respondent’s health care	A person who usually decides on respondent’s health care in the family was coded as Respondent alone, Respondent and husband/partner, Respondent and another person, Husband/partner alone, Husband/partner alone, Someone else, and Other
Marital Status	Separated, Married
Wanted pregnancy	Whether the current pregnancy was wanted then, later and no more
Religion	The religion of pregnant women was categorized as Muslim, Protestant, Orthodox, and Others