Table 2 Type of occupation, socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of early antenatal care visit among women in sub-Saharan Africa (n = 131,912)
From: Type of occupation and early antenatal care visit among women in sub-Saharan Africa
Variable (p value) | Weighted | Weighted | ANC attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Late (%) | Early (%) | |
Type of occupation (p<0.001) | ||||
Managerial | 7183 | 5.5 | 47.0 | 53.0 |
Clerical | 1072 | 0.8 | 51.6 | 48.4 |
Sales | 37482 | 28.4 | 58.2 | 41.8 |
Agriculture | 57992 | 44.0 | 63.1 | 36.9 |
Services | 14319 | 10.9 | 60.3 | 39.7 |
Manual | 13864 | 10.5 | 59.8 | 40.2 |
Age (p<0.001) | ||||
15-19 | 7115 | 5.4 | 64.5 | 35.5 |
20-24 | 26207 | 19.9 | 61.1 | 38.9 |
25-29 | 34373 | 26.1 | 58.8 | 41.2 |
30-34 | 29015 | 22.0 | 59.2 | 40.8 |
35-39 | 21110 | 16.0 | 59.8 | 40.2 |
40-44 | 10567 | 8.0 | 61.0> | 39.0 |
45-49 | 3524 | 2.7 | 63.0 | 37.0 |
Level of Education (p<0.001) | ||||
No formal education | 47046 | 35.7 | 60.7 | 39.3 |
Primary | 46382 | 35.2 | 63.4 | 36.7 |
Secondary | 32735 | 24.8 | 57.1 | 42.9 |
Higher | 5749 | 4.4 | 45.9 | 54.1 |
Marital status (p<0.001) | ||||
Never married | 7739 | 5.9 | 56.3 | 43.7 |
Married | 91058 | 69.0 | 58.4 | 41.7 |
Cohabitation | 22532 | 17.1 | 55.1 | 44.9 |
Widowed | 2151 | 1.6 | 60.4 | 39.6 |
Divorced | 8432 | 6.4 | 57.2 | 42.8 |
Religion (p<0.001) | ||||
Christianity | 85694 | 65.0 | 60.7 | 39.3 |
Islam | 39667 | 30.1 | 58.7 | 41.3 |
Traditional | 3918 | 3.0 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
No religion | 2633 | 2.0 | 65.7 | 34.3 |
Wealth quintile (p<0.001) | ||||
Poorest | 26421 | 20.0 | 64.9 | 35.1 |
Poorer | 27723 | 21.0 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
Middle | 27301 | 20.7 | 62.2 | 37.8 |
Richer | 26620 | 20.2 | 58.8 | 41.3 |
Richest | 23847 | 18.1 | 49.5 | 50.5 |
Residence (p<0.001) | ||||
Urban | 43696 | 33.1 | 54.1 | 45.9 |
Rural | 88216 | 66.9 | 63.1 | 36.9 |
Parity (p<0.001) | ||||
1 | 24389 | 18.5 | 55.5 | 44.5 |
2 | 24562 | 18.6 | 56.7 | 43.3 |
3 | 21597 | 16.4 | 58.4 | 41.6 |
4+ | 61364 | 46.5 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
Pregnancy intentions (p<0.001) | ||||
Planned | 94116 | 71.4 | 58.4 | 41.6 |
Mistimed | 28311 | 21.5 | 63.7 | 36.3 |
Unwanted | 9485 | 7.2 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
Household head sex (p<0.001) | ||||
Male | 103500 | 78.5 | 60.7 | 39.3 |
Female | 28412 | 21.5 | 57.9 | 42.1 |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine (p<0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 110555 | 83.8 | 61.4 | 38.6 |
Less than once a week | 11830 | 9.0 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
At least once a week | 8629 | 6.5 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
Almost every day | 898 | 0.7 | 36.6 | 63.4 |
Frequency of watching television (p<0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 80417 | 61.0 | 64.2 | 35.8 |
Less than once a week | 16956 | 12.9 | 58.8 | 41.2 |
At least once a week | 27283 | 20.7 | 52.7 | 47.3 |
Almost every day | 7256 | 5.5 | 45.7 | 54.3 |
Frequency of listening to radio (p<0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 50640 | 38.4 | 64.3 | 35.7 |
Less than once a week | 27152 | 20.6 | 58.7 | 41.3 |
At least once a week | 49085 | 37.2 | 57.1 | 42.9 |
Almost every day | 5036 | 3.8 | 55.7 | 44.3 |
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go (p<0.001) | ||||
No problem | 4274 | 3.2 | 52.9 | 47.1 |
Big problem | 20631 | 15.6 | 61.7 | 38.3 |
Not a big problem | 107008 | 81.1 | 60.1 | 39.9 |
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for treatment (p<0.001) | ||||
No problem | 893 | 0.7 | 55.6 | 44.4 |
Big problem | 72486 | 55.0 | 61.6 | 38.4 |
Not a big problem | 58533 | 44.4 | 58.4 | 41.7 |
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility (p<0.001) | ||||
No problem | 2241 | 1.7 | 51.3 | 48.7 |
Big problem | 49795 | 37.8 | 62.9 | 37.2 |
Not a big problem | 79876 | 60.6 | 58.7 | 41.4 |