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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of delayed first antenatal care contact by socio-demographic characteristics

From: What predicts delayed first antenatal care contact among primiparous women? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria

Characteristic

Prevalence

UOR

95% CI

Characteristic

Prevalence

UOR

95% CI

Maternal age

Health insurance

15–24 RC

80.5

-

-

Not enrolled RC

76.4

-

-

25–34

72.5

0.636**

0.497–0.814

Enrolled

51.1

0.323**

0.193–0.540

35–49

76.0

0.765*

0.591–0.989

Partners’ education

Maternal education

None RC

86.6

-

-

None RC

88.8

-

-

Primary

74.2

0.442**

0.321–0.608

Primary

78.8

0.469**

0.341–0.644

Secondary

69.1

0.344**

0.271–0.436

Secondary

68.8

0.278**

0.214–0.360

Higher

69.7

0.355**

0.259–0.487

Higher

60.6

0.194**

0.136–0.277

Perception of money for medical treatment

Women’s autonomy

Big problem RC

78.2

-

-

Low RC

67.9

-

-

Not a problem

73.5

0.774*

0.624–0.961

High

81.2

2.043**

1.697–2.460

Perception of distance to health facility

Media exposure

Big problem RC

81.6

-

-

Low RC

86.0

-

-

Not a problem

73.4

0.624*

0.478–0.814

Moderate

75.3

0.494**

0.387–0.631

Financial inclusion

High

64.7

0.298**

0.229–0.389

No RC

81.9

-

-

Religion

Yes

58.2

0.308**

0.251–0.378

Christianity RC

67.3

-

-

Pregnancy wantedness

Islam

84.5

2.649**

2.121–3.308

Planned RC

75.5

-

-

Household size

Unplanned

76.9

1.250**

1.109–1.392

Small RC

72.8

-

-

Spousal violence during pregnancy

Large

84.0

1.969**

1.541–2.516

Not experienced RC

75.6

-

-

Knowledge of fertile period

Experienced

75.5

0.991

0.547–1.794

Correct RC

72.8

-

-

Place of residence

Incorrect

76.6

1.302**

1.109–1.495

Urban RC

69.7

-

-

Household wealth quintile

Rural

81.4

1.899**

1.529–2.361

Poorest RC

91.8

-

-

Geo-political zone

Poorer

82.4

0.417**

0.282–0.616

North-Central RC

74.6

-

-

Middle

78.4

0.323**

0.222–0.471

North-East

84.5

1.865**

1.324–2.627

Richer

73.3

0.244**

0.167–0.358

North-West

91.0

3.428**

2.342–5.018

Richest

59.3

0.129**

0.089–0.189

South-East

67.6

0.710

0.504–1.002

Employment status

South-South

71.2

0.839

0.607–1.160

Unemployed RC

83.9

-

-

South-West

63.3

0.586*

0.426–0.807

Employed

72.5

0.506**

0.403–0.636

    
  1. Notes: RC (Reference category), *p < 0.05 (relationship significant), **p < 0.01 (relationship significant)