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Table 2 Obstetric and health service related factors among mothers in DebreTabor town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 511)

From: The role of timely initiation of antenatal care on protective dose tetanus toxoid immunization: the case of northern Ethiopia post natal mothers

Variables

Frequencies

Percentage

Parity

 1

270

52.8

 2–4

15

2.9

  > 5

226

44.2

ANC visit

 Yes

487

95.3

 No

24

4.7

Time of starting ANC visit (n = 487)

  < 13 wks

112

23

 13–28 wks

256

52.6

  > 28wks

119

24.4

Number of ANC visit (n = 487)

 One

38

7.8

 Two

90

18.5

 Three

172

35.3

 Four or more

187

38.4

Site of ANC visit (n = 487)

 Health post

10

2.1

 Health center

223

45.8

 Hospital

254

52.2

Client perceived Quality of TT service

 Good

379

74.2

 Poor

132

25.8

Client perceived behaviour of service providers

 Good

434

84.9

 Poor

77

15.1

Time to cover the distance

 Less than 1 h

350

68.5

 Between 1 and 2 h

134

26.2

 More than 2 h

27

5.3

Ever received TT

 Yes

477

93.3

 No

34

6.7

Number of TT vaccination (n = 477)

 One

100

20.96

 Two

242

50.73

 Three

68

14.26

 Four

53

11.11

 Five or above

14

2.94

Purpose of taking TT vaccination (n = 477)

 For the mother

28

5.9

 For the newborn

43

9.0

 For both

393

82.4

 Not known

13

2.7