Table 2 Predictors of making early ANC visits among women aged 15–49 years in Mozambique (n = 7080)

Age (15–19)

1

1

1

20–24

0.711^* [0.547,0.924]

0.970 [0.572,1.645]

0.634^**[0.467,0.862]

25–29

0.976 [0.755,1.261]

1.112 [0.662,1.867]

0.955 [0.707,1.291]

30–34

1.005 [0.769,1.313]

1.356 [0.801,2.293]

0.878 [0.638,1.207]

35–39

1.071 [0.796,1.441]

1.370 [0.782,2.397]

0.961 [0.669,1.379]

40–44

1.081 [0.766,1.526]

1.644 [0.852,3.170]

0.879 [0.581,1.330]

45–49

1.037 [0.658,1.634]

1.060 [0.424,2.646]

0.994 [0.583,1.696]

Residency (Urban)

1

NA

NA

Rural

1.300^* [1.062,1.592]

Education (No Education)

1

1

1

Primary

1.181 [0.993,1.405]

0.929 [0.683,1.265]

1.332^** [1.077,1.648]

Secondary

1.256^* [1.054,1.497]

1.296^* [1.007,1.666]

1.158[0.900,1.491]

Higher

1.873^** [1.256,2.793]

1.663^* [1.052,2.628]

2.233 N [0.858,5.808]

Husband’s education (No Education)

1

1

1

Incomplete Primary

1.214[0.940,1.569]

1.291[0.869,1.917]

1.193[0.847,1.680]

Incomplete Secondary

1.070[0.907,1.261]

1.114[0.874,1.419]

1.044[0.829,1.316]

Higher

1.210[0.924,1.583]

1.438^*[1.002,2.064]

0.977[0.638,1.498]

Employment (Not Working)

1

1

1

Professional/Technical/Managerial

1.036[0.884,1.214]

1.115[0.903,1.378]

0.930[0.725,1.194]

Agricultural - Self Employed

1.325^***[1.141,1.538]

1.513^*[1.019,2.247]

1.232^*[1.039,1.461]

Wealth quintile (Poorest)

1

1

1

Poorer

1.052[0.891,1.243]

0.710[0.377,1.337]

1.096[0.921,1.306]

Middle

1.014[0.848,1.213]

0.914[0.550,1.518]

1.032[0.848,1.256]

Richer

1.048[0.829,1.325]

0.887[0.556,1.415]

0.932[0.652,1.332]

Richest

1.493^**[1.143,1.951]

1.141[0.710,1.835]

4.776^*[1.250,18.24]

Media access (No)

1

1

1

Yes

0.920[0.765,1.107]

1.157[0.692,1.934]

0.880[0.719,1.077]

Religion (Islam)

1

1

1

Other

1.166[0.719,1.888]

1.486[0.771,2.865]

0.757[0.357,1.603]

Ethnicity (Emakhuwa)

1

1

1

Portugais

0.661^***[0.542,0.807]

0.857[0.614,1.195]

0.562^***[0.436,0.724]

Xichangana

1.183[0.927,1.509]

1.126[0.796,1.594]

1.259[0.886,1.790]

Cisena

1.114[0.955,1.298]

1.057[0.787,1.420]

1.087[0.903,1.308]

Elomwe

1.105[0.874,1.397]

1.266[0.787,2.035]

1.002[0.762,1.319]

Cindau

1.168[0.951,1.435]

1.205[0.909,1.597]

1.185[0.861,1.632]

Xitswa

0.965[0.814,1.145]

1.051[0.704,1.567]

0.951[0.785,1.151]

Other

0.944[0.726,1.228]

1.073[0.527,2.185]

0.906[0.679,1.208]

Parity (1–5)

1

1

1

> 5

0.827^*[0.691,0.989]

0.733[0.526,1.020]

0.901[0.723,1.123]

Household head’s sex (Male)

1

1

1

Female

0.984[0.835,1.160]

1.090[0.876,1.357]

0.867[0.669,1.122]

Child wanted (Wanted Then)

1

1

1

Wanted No More

0.705^***[0.591,0.841]

0.847[0.641,1.120]

0.615^***[0.488,0.775]

Pseudo R²

0.022

0.029

0.026