Table 3. Early initiation of antenatal care by different obstetric and reproductive health-related characteristics of reproductive-age women in Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variable | Category | Weighted frequency (%) | Early initiation of ANC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
| Parity | Primiparous | 707 (24.1) | 344 (20.48) | 363 (28.92) |
| Multiparous | 2,228 (75.9) | 1,336 (79.52) | 892 (71.08) | |
| Birth order | First | 1,146 (19.6) | 225 (18.89) | 171 (19.79) |
| Second | 1,047 (17.91) | 228 (19.14) | 140 (16.20) | |
| Thrid and above | 3,653 (62.49) | 738 (61.96) | 553 (64) | |
| Preceding birth interval (months) | < 24 | 285 (6.09) | 49 (5.11) | 40 (5.77) |
| 24–36 | 1,525 (32.59) | 304 (31.7) | 196 (28.28) | |
| >36 | 2,869 (61.32) | 606 (63.19) | 457 (65.95) | |
| Contraceptive method used | No-method | 1,693 (57.68) | 1,011 (60.18) | 682 (54.34) |
| Modern | 1,219 (41.53) | 657 (39.11) | 562 (44.78) | |
| Traditional | 23 (0.78) | 12 (0.71) | 11 (0.88) | |
| Family member | ≤ 4 | 1,043 (35.54) | 536 (31.9) | 507 (40.4) |
| ≥ 5 | 1,892 (64. 46) | 1,144 (68.1) | 748 (59.6) | |
| Number of antenatal care | Once | 141 (4.80) | 119 (7.08) | 22 (1.75) |
| Two times | 353 (12.03) | 282 (16.79) | 71 (5.66) | |
| Three times | 768 (26.17) | 526 (31.31) | 242 (19.28) | |
| Four and above | 1,673 (57) | 753 (44.82) | 920 (73.31) | |
ANC; Antenatal care