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Table 1 Distribution of completing four or more antenatal care visits by categories of selected variables among women in Ethiopia, 2014. (N = 3694)

From: Quality of antenatal care services and completion of four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: a finding based on a demographic and health survey

Variables

Categories

Count (%)

% of 4 or more ANC visits

Marital status

Never in union/Formerly in union

281 (7.61)

39.86

Currently in union

3413 (92.39)

32.43

Birth Order

1

691 (18.71)

48.19

2 or 3

1105 (29.91)

38.10

4 or 5

922 (24.96)

27.01

6 +

976 (26.42)

22.13

Community level Quality of received ANC

Low

1902 (54.34)

25.55

High

1598 (45.66)

45.87

Community level literacy

Low

913 (24.72)

14.79

Medium

1932 (52.30)

29.35

High

849 (22.98)

60.90

Wealth index

Poor

1832 (49.59)

16.7

Medium

572 (15.48)

31.99

Rich

1290 (34.92)

56.59

Educational status

No education

2368 (64.1)

21.11

Primary

1006(27.23)

45.63

Secondary/higher

320(8.66)

81.25

 Place of residence

Urban

740 (20.03)

71.62

Rural

2954 (79.97)

23.32

 Region

Tigray

309 (8.36)

40.13

Afar

369 (9.99)

11.92

Amhara

386 (10.45)

22.28

Oromia

460 (12.45)

32.17

Somali

347 (9.39)

5.48

B. Gumuz

306 (8.28)

27.78

SNNP

512 (13.86)

31.64

Gambela

302 (8.18)

33.44

Harari

256 (6.93)

46.88

Addis Ababa

177 (4.79)

91.53

Dire Dawa

270 (7.31)

62.22

 Age

15–19

190 (5.14)

24.21

20–24

696 (18.84)

35.92

25–29

1123 (30.40)

35.26

30–34

777 (21.03)

35.91

35–39

575 (15.57)

31.48

40–44

228 (6.17)

19.30

45–49

105 (2.84)

21.9

 HH Sex

Male

3147 (85.19)

31.87

Female

547 (14.81)

33.0