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Table 5 Logistic regression of factors that influence timing of ANC attendance of the respondents in Axum town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2017 (n = 386)

From: Timing of first antenatal care attendance and associated factors among pregnant women in public health institutions of Axum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: a mixed design study

Variables

 

Timing of ANC

COR with 95% CI

AOR with 95% CI

Timely Bookers n = 106(%))

Late Bookers n = 280 (%))

Total n (%)

COR (CI)

AOR (CI)

Maternal education

Primary and below

23 (18)

105 (82)

128 (33.2)

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Secondary and above

83 (32.2)

175 (67.8)

258 (66.8)

2.165 (1.285, 3.647)

2.619 (1.216, 5.642)

Intended pregnancy

Yes

92 (32.6)

190 (67.4)

282 (73.1)

3.113 (1.682, 5.761)

2.873 (1.231, 6.707)

No

14 (13.5)

90 (86.5)

104 (26.9)

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Complication in previous pregnancy n = 237

Yes

24 (39.3)

37 (60.7)

61 (25.7)

1.946 (1.050,3.605)

1.756(.810, 3.807)

No

44 (25.0)

132 (75.0)

176 (74.3)

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Problem in current pregnancy

Yes

32 (49.2)

33 (50.8)

65 (16.8)

3.237 (1.865, 5.617)

3.596 (1.525, 8.481)

No

74 (23.1)

247 (76.9)

321 (83.2)

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Advice from significant others

Yes

49 (34.3)

94 (65.7)

143 (37)

1.701 (1.079, 2.682)

2. 333 (1.101, 4.945)

No

57 (23.5)

186 (76.5)

243 (63)

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Perceived time to start ANC

Appropriate

61 (37.2)

103 (62.8)

164 (42.5)

2.329 (1.477, 3.673)

3.445 (1.611, 7.364)

In appropriate

45 (20.3)

177 (79.7)

222 (57.5)

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Number of alive children n = 230

1–2

58 (31.7)

125 (68.3)

183 (79.6)

2.651 (1.121, 6.274

1.367 (.503, 3.715)

> 2

7 (14.9)

40 (85.1)

47 (20.4)

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Maternal knowledge

Good

71 (31.7)

153 (68.3)

224 (58.0)

1.684 (1.054, 2.689)

2.748 (1.074, 7.034)

Poor

35 (21.6)

127 (78.4)

162 (42.0)

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Decision of ANC initiation

With husband

70 (30.2)

162 (69.8)

232 (60.1)

1.416 (.888, 2.259)

.887 (.406, 1.939)

My self

36 (23.4)

118 (76.6)

154 (39.9)

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Did your husband encourage you to attend ANC timely?

Yes

100 (29.2)

244 (70.9)

344 (89.1)

2.459 (1.005, 6.018)

.629 (.171, 2.314)

No

6 (14.3)

36 (85.7)

42 (10.9)

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