Table 1 Sample characteristics of women by ANC visit (N = 15,590)
Variables, % (N) | Antenatal Care (ANC) Visits | χ2/F statistic (P value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 Visit | 1 Visit | 2 Visits | 3 Visits | ≥4 Visits | Total | ||
Wealth Index | |||||||
 Poorest | 0.21 (1421) | 0.19 (319) | 0.19 (490) | 0.19 (342) | 0.12 (334) | 0.19 (2906) | 847.94 (< 0.01) |
 Poorer | 0.27 (1825) | 0.24 (407) | 0.21 (558) | 0.18 (312) | 0.14 (369) | 0.22 (3471) | |
 Middle | 0.24 (1600) | 0.24 (420) | 0.22 (584) | 0.20 (351) | 0.20 (523) | 0.22 (3478) | |
 Richer | 0.19 (1303) | 0.22 (370) | 0.24 (627) | 0.25 (442) | 0.25 (671) | 0.22 (3413) | |
 Richest | 0.09 (639) | 0.12 (205) | 0.14 (365) | 0.19 (332) | 0.29 (781) | 0.15 (2322) | |
Education (in years), mean (SD) | 0.53 (0.02) | 0.85 (0.06) | 1.19 (0.06) | 1.70 (0.08) | 2.53 (0.07) | 1.14 (0.02) | 970.28 (< 0.01) |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 29.00 (0.08) | 28.93 (0.16) | 28.53 (0.13) | 28.86 (0.16) | 28.78 (0.13) | 28.89 (0.05) | 3.00 (0.0173) |
Decision-making autonomy, mean (SD) | 1.27 (0.01) | 1.31 (0.03) | 1.46 (0.03) | 1.60 (0.03) | 1.87 (0.03) | 1.50 (0.01) | 91.88 (< 0.01) |
Current employment | |||||||
 Not employed | 0.83 (5664) | 0.87 (1496) | 0.90 (2367) | 0.90 (1595) | 0.90 (2420) | 0.86 (13545) | 136.31 (< 0.01) |
 Employed | 0.17 (1124) | 0.13 (225) | 0.10 (257) | 0.10 (184) | 0.10 (258) | 0.14 (2048) | |
Place of residence | |||||||
 Urban | 0.18 (1068) | 0.21 (383) | 0.17 (459) | 0.27 (538) | 0.42 (1242) | 0.24 (3690) | 725.28 (< 0.001) |
 Rural | 0.82 (4775) | 0.79 (1448) | 0.83 (2276) | 0.73 (1462) | 0.58 (1732) | 0.76 (12000) | |
Beating wife not justified | |||||||
 Justified | 0.83 (5654) | 0.84 (1453) | 0.86 (2249) | 0.87 (1547) | 0.79 (2340) | 0.84 (13059) | 43.19 (< 0.001) |
 Not justified | 0.17 (1134) | 0.16 (268) | 0.14 (375) | 0.13 (232) | 0.20 (522) | 0.16 (2531) | |
Total | 6788 (43.50) | 1721 (11.04) | 2624 (16.83) | 1779 (11.41) | 2678 (17.18) | 15,590Â (100) | Â |