Table 3 Factors associated with first antenatal care attendance
Exposure variable | Gestation of pregnancy (trimester) at first ANC visit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 426 | Early n(%) | Late n(%) | χ2(p < 0.05) | |
Age | n = 426 | |||
15–24 | 134 | 75 (56.0) | 59 (44.0) | 16.707 (0.001) |
25–34 | 173 | 65 (37.6) | 108 (62.4) | |
35–44 | 104 | 37 (35.6) | 67 (64.4) | |
45–49 | 15 | 3 (20.0) | 12 (80.0) | |
Marital status | n = 426 | |||
Single | 17 | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | a2.447 (0.338) |
Married | 405 | 169 (41.7) | 236 (58.3) | |
Cohabiting | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | |
Occupation | n = 426 | |||
Unemployed | 78 | 17 (21.8) | 61 (78.2) | 17.47(< 0.001) |
Employed | 348 | 163 (46.8) | 183 (53.2) | |
Educational status | n = 426 | 20 (11.6) | ||
No education | 172 | 62 (44.9) | 152 (88.4) | a154.183(< 0.001) |
Primary | 138 | 53 (77.9) | 76 (55.1) | |
Middle/Junior High | 68 | 45 (93.8) | 15 (22.1) | |
Secondary and above | 48 | 3 (6.2) | ||
Religion | n = 426 | |||
Traditional | 115 | 24 (20.9) | 91 (79.1) | 46.352(< 0.001) |
Christian | 266 | 146 (54.9) | 120 (45.1) | |
Moslem | 45 | 10 (22.2) | 35 (77.8) | |
Number of living children | n = 426 | |||
1 | 89 | 47 (52.8) | 42 (47.2) | 26.466(< 0.001) |
2 | 104 | 54 (51.9) | 50 (48.1) | |
3 | 72 | 34 (47.2) | 38 (52.8) | |
4 | 85 | 30 (35.3) | 55 (64.7) | |
5–7 | 62 | 13 (21.0) | 49 (79.0) | |
8–9 | 14 | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | |
Ethnicity | n = 426 | |||
Builsa | 416 | 177 (42.6) | 239 (57.4) | a3.089 (0.392) |
Mamprusi | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
Kassena | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | |
Sissala | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
Health insurance status | n = 429 | |||
Insured | 257 | 130 (50.6) | 127 (49.4) | 12.180 (0.001) |
Not insured | 172 | 51 (29.9) | 121 (70.1) | |
Exposure to ANC information | 426 | |||
Yes | 408 | 171 (41.9) | 237 (58.1) | 0.462 (0.498) |
No | 18 | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | |