Table 2 Proportion of women who had first ANC visit before 12Â weeks of pregnancy, adequate ANC visits and delivered in a health facility by explanatory variables, NDHS 2018
Variable/category | N | Timing of first ANC visit (%) | Number of ANC visit (%) | Facility delivery (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 15 – 24 | 4,790 | 23.7 | 12.6 | 34.1 |
 25 – 34 | 9,624 | 24.6 | 20.5 | 44.4 |
 35 +  | 5,686 | 23.7 | 21.3 | 44.0 |
Educational attainment | ||||
 No education | 9,206 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 15.2 |
 Primary | 3,075 | 23.3 | 18.6 | 44.5 |
 Secondary or higher | 7,819 | 30.4 | 36.1 | 72.1 |
Employment status | ||||
 Not working | 6,496 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 29.6 |
 currently working | 13,604 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 47.7 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
 Lowest | 9,362 | 19.3 | 6.0 | 18.5 |
 Middle | 4,149 | 22.8 | 18.6 | 45.6 |
 Highest | 6,589 | 29.3 | 37.2 | 72.6 |
Place of residence | ||||
 Urban | 6,918 | 25.9 | 33.0 | 63.9 |
 Rural | 13,182 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 30.3 |
Region | ||||
 North-central | 3,617 | 31.7 | 15.3 | 52.2 |
 North-east | 4,241 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 25.3 |
 North-west | 6,136 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 15.4 |
 South-east | 2,083 | 32.5 | 39.3 | 82.0 |
 South-south | 1,755 | 26.9 | 34.7 | 52.1 |
 South-west | 2,268 | 32.8 | 62.3 | 82.9 |
Decision on respondent's healthcare | ||||
 Husband/partner alone and other | 8,066 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 30.0 |
 Respondent and partner | 5,481 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 60.0 |
 Respondent alone | 1,474 | 26.5 | 36.3 | 56.5 |
Decision on large household purchase | ||||
 Husband/partner alone and other | 8,676 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 31.6 |
 Respondent and partner | 5,546 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 58.5 |
 Respondent alone | 766 | 28.9 | 32.3 | 62.6 |
Decision on how to spend respondent's Earnings | ||||
 Husband/partner alone and other | 784 | 27.8 | 14.5 | 39.8 |
 Respondent and partner | 2,143 | 31.0 | 33.2 | 67.9 |
 Respondent alone | 6,727 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 43.3 |
Decision on visits to family or relatives | ||||
 Husband/partner alone and other | 5,847 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 28.9 |
 Respondent and partner | 7,182 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 53.0 |
 Respondent alone | 1,992 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 48.2 |