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Table 1 Percentage (weighted) distribution of ANC utilisation by demographic and social structure characteristics of women, Addis Ababa, January 2014

From: The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

At least four ANC visits

Early ANC visit

Adequate service content

Overall adequate ANC

Demographic variables

    

Age group

 15–24

80.0**

50.6*

17.9

10.5

 25–29

86.8

54.5

21.6

11.7

 30–49

87.8

44.9

20.1

8.6

Number of living children

 0–2

86.2

53.4***

21.3

11.5

 3–6

82.7

40.9

16.9

6.8

Current marital status

 Currently married

89.8***

53.0*

21.7

11.9

 Cohabiting/living together

79.5

45.9

16.8

7.6

 Never-married/formerly married

67.7

37.9

15.2

5.2

Pregnancy intention

 Unintended

77.4***

39.2***

14.8

5.3**

 Intended

88.3

54.2

22.1

12.1

Social structure variables

    

Mother’s educational status

 No education

76.8***

36.7***

13.9*

6.6***

 Primary education

81.1

43.1

16.3

5.5

 Secondary or higher education

91.1

59.6

25.0

15.3

Mother’s occupation

 Unemployed

84.5

50.0

19.3

9.5

 Employed

88.0

51.6

22.6

13.3

Ethnicity

 Amhara

86.2

53.6

21.3

13.7

 Guragie

87.0

43.3

19.2

7.0

 Oromo

81.6

46.8

22.9

8.8

 Tigrie

93.2

61.6

20.8

13.2

 Others

82.4

49.9

10.8

3.7

  1. Note: (Chi-square *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001)