Table 3 A multilevel analysis of factors associated with delayed first ANC visit among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, data from 2016 EDHS

 Age category

15–24

1.00

–

1.00

25–34

0.71[0.57, 0.85]*

–

0.86[0.63,1.01]

35–49

0.70[0.55, 0.91]

–

0.79[0.62,1.02]

 Maternal education

Not educated

1.00

–

1.00

Educated

0.68[0.57, 0.81]**

–

0.71[0.60,0.84]***

 Marital status

merried

1.00

–

1.00

Not merried

0.92[0.68, 1.22]

–

0.98[0.73,1.31]

 Head of houshold

male

1.00

–

1.00

female

0.78[0.62, 0.96]*

–

0.81[0.65,1.01]

 Parity

Prim-pareous

–

1.00

Multi- pareous

1.24[1.00, 1.50]*

–

1.18[0.96,1.44]

 Wanted pregnancy

wanted

–

1.00

unwanted

1.43[1.06, 1.93]*

–

1.41[1.04,1.89]*

 Wealth index

poor

1.16[0.95,1.44]

–

0.97[0.78,1.21]

middle

1.06[0.87,1.31]

–

0.89[0.72, 1.11]

rich

1.00

–

1.00

 Media exposure

No

1.00

–

1.00

Yes

0.81[0.68, 0.95]*

–

0.88[0.75,1.05]

 Household size

1–4

1.00

–

1.00

5–19

0.12[0.94,1.32]

–

1.06[0.90,1.25]

 Distance from health facilities

Big problem

1.00

–

1.00

Not Big problem

1.01[0.85, 1.18]

–

1.15[0.97,1.36]

 Residence

urban

–

1.00

1.00

rural

–

1.94 [1.41, 2.67]^***

1.68 [1.19, 2.38]*

 Region

Tigray

–

1.79[1.07, 3.01]*

1.67[0.99,2.83]

Afar

–

1.89[0.78,4.56]

1.67[0.68, 4.11]

Amhara

–

1.49 [0.91,2.44]

1.26 [0.77, 2.11]

Oromia

–

2.46 [1.50, 4.04]***

2.33 [1.41,3.86]*

Somalia

–

2.29 [1.20, 4.39]*

1.92 [0.99, 3.73

B/gumiz

–

3.26 [1.43, 7.46]*

3.09 [1.34, 7.15]*

SNNPR

–

3.58 [2.15, 5.93]***

3.38 [2.01, 5.67]***

Gambella

–

1.49 [0.46, 4.89]

1.47 [0.44, 4.84]

Harare

–

0.81 [0.23, 2.82]

0.71 [0.19, 2.52]

Dire dewa

–

0.49 [0.19,1.29]

0.46 [0.17, 1.23]

Addis ababa

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Com.poverty

low

1.00

1.00

1.00

high

1.00

1.19[0.77,1.85]

1.21[0.77,1.89]

 Com. Media

low

1.00

1.00

1.00

high

1.00

0.99 [0.64, 1.52]

0.92 [0.59, 1.45]