Table 1 Background information of study participants at hospitals of Gamo Gofa zone, 2014
Variables | ANC attendanta | Non-ANC attendantb | Total | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |||
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 138 (29.6) | 633 (68.3) | 771 (55.3) |  |
 Urban | 329 (70.4) | 294 (31.7) | 623 (44.7) | < 0.001 |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 459 (98.5) | 920 (98.1) | 1379 (98.2) |  |
 Single | 6 (1.3) | 16 (1.7) | 22 (1.6) |  |
 Divorced | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 0.838 |
Pregnancy | ||||
 1 | 174 (36.6) | 451 (48.4) | 625 (44.5) |  |
 2–4 | 262 (55.2) | 354 (38.0) | 616 (43.8) | < 0.001 |
 > =5 | 39 (8.2) | 126 (13.5) | 165 (11.7) |  |
Parity | ||||
 0 | – | 24 (2.6) | 24 (1.7) |  |
 1 | 210 (44.3) | 476 (51.0) | 686 (48.8) |  |
 2–4 | 231 (48.7) | 324 (34.7) | 555 (39.4) | < 0.001 |
 > =5 | 33 (7.0) | 109 (11.7) | 142 (10.1) |  |