Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women who visit public health institutions for ANC in Axum town by timing of ANC attendance, Axum, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2017 (n = 386)
Variables | Timely bookers’ n = 106(%) | Late bookers’ n = 280(%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 18–19 | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | 18 (4.7) |
20–24 | 31 (23.8) | 99 (76.2) | 130 (33.7) | |
25–29 | 44 (30.1) | 102 (69.9) | 146 (37.8) | |
30–34 | 17 (25.8) | 49 (74.2) | 66 (17.1) | |
≥35 | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) | 26 (6.7) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 100 (28.1) | 256 (71.9) | 356 (92.2) |
Muslim | 6 (20) | 24 (80) | 30 (7.8) | |
Marital status | In marriage | 104 (28.7) | 258 (71.3) | 362 (93.8) |
Out of marriage | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 24 (6.2) | |
Residence | Urban | 96 (28.4) | 242 (71.6) | 338 (87.6) |
Rural | 10 (20.8) | 38 (79.2) | 48 (12.4) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 7 (17.5) | 33 (82.5) | 40 (10.4) |
Primary (1–8) | 16 (18.4) | 71 (81.6) | 87 (22.5) | |
9–12 | 37 (22.7) | 126 (77.3) | 163 (42.2) | |
College level and above | 46 (47.9) | 50 (52.1) | 96 (24.9) | |
Occupation | Employed (Gov’t &NGO) | 37 (44) | 47 (56) | 84 (21.8) |
Self- employee | 16 (23.9) | 51 (76.1) | 67 (17.4) | |
House wife | 48 (23.4) | 157 (76.6) | 205 (53.1) | |
Farmer | 5 (16.7) | 25 (83.3) | 30 (7.8) | |
Husband education | No formal education | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 17 (4.4) |
Primary (1–8) | 22 (21.8) | 79 (78.2) | 101 (26.2) | |
9–12 | 29 (25.7) | 84 (74.3) | 113 (29.3) | |
College level and above | 50 (35.5) | 100 (64.5) | 155 (40.2) | |
Husband Occupation | Employed (Gov’t &NGO) | 56 (37.1) | 95 (62.9) | 151 (39.1) |
Self- employee | 42 (21.5) | 153 (78.5) | 195 (50.5) | |
Farmer | 8 (20) | 32 (80) | 40 (10.4) | |
Transportation use | Yes | 75 (28.7) | 186 (71.3) | 261 (67.6) |
No | 31 (24.5) | 94 (75.2) | 125 (32.4) | |
Transportation cost n = 261 | < 3 birr | 8 (22.9) | 27 (77.1) | 35 (13.4) |
3–9 birr | 38 (25.5) | 111 (74.5) | 149 (57.1) | |
> 9 birr | 29 (37.7) | 48 (62.3) | 77 (29.5) |