How mistimed and unwanted pregnancies affect timing of antenatal care initiation in three districts in Tanzania

Table 1 Sample characterstics (N = 910)

Variable	n	%
Timing of ANC initiation
1^st trimestert (early)	168	18.5
2^nd trimestert (late)	652	71.7
3^rd trimestert (very late)	90	9.9
Median = 5.0 months	-	-
Pregnancy intentions ^m
Intended	429	49.3
Mistimed	304	34.9
Unwanted	137	15.8
Gravidity
1	184	20.2
2-4	430	47.3
>4	296	32.5
Median = 3, IQR = 3	-	-
Age (years)
<20	134	14.7
20-34	557	61.2
>34	219	24.1
Mean = 27.9, SD = 7.6	-	-
Marital status ^m
Married	726	79.9
Ever married	50	5.5
Single	133	14.6
Education
None (never been to school)	221	24.3
Primary/higher	689	75.7
Religion ^m
Christian	388	42.7
Muslim	465	51.2
Other (e.g. traditional)	55	6.1
Ethnicity
Ndengereko	138	15.2
Ngindo	130	14.3
Pogoro	127	14.0
Sukuma	101	11.0
Others	414	45.5
Household wealth ^m
Poor	337	40.5
Middle	292	35.1
Rich	204	24.5
Travel time to health facility (hours) ^m
<0.5	195	21.9
0.5-1	260	29.2
>1	436	48.9
Mean = 1.05, SD = 0.92	-	-
District of residence
Kilombero	534	58.7
Rufiji	224	24.6
Ulanga	152	16.7
Type of residence ^m
Rural	737	81.2
Urban	171	18.8
Total	910	100.0

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