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Table 1 Definition of variables used in the analysis

From: The utilization of antenatal care among rural-to-urban migrant women in Shanghai:a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Value

Dependent variables

 

Adequate utilization

0: having less than 5 visits 1: having adequate visits

Timely utilization

0: later than 12 weeks 1: having first visit during 12 weeks

Independent variables

 

Age group

1:<25 years old, 2:25–30; 3>30 years

Husband’s residency status

1: Shanghai; 0 Other

Women’s education

0: less than 10 years; 1: 10-

Employment status

1: Unemployed throughout; 2: Before & during pregnancy; 3: Before pregnancy only;

Health insurance

0: without; 1: with

Husband’s years of education

0: less than 10 years; 1: 10-

Household income (by tertile)

1: Low; 2: Middle; 3: High;

Pregnancy and delivery history

1: Previously delivered (mutlipara); 2: Previously pregnant but did not deliver; 3: First pregnancy