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Table 1 Shows the background characteristics and percentage of timing for first ANC Services utilization by selected individual and household characteristics and the level of statistical associations

From: Factors associated with Women’s timing of first antenatal care visit during their last pregnancy: evidence from 2016 Uganda demographic health survey

Variables

Number (weighted N, %) N = 9443

ANC visits during the first trimester (Weighted %)

Confidence Interval (CI) 95% CI

P-value

INDIVIDUAL VARIABLES

Age at last birth

   

0.003

  < =19

1286 (13.67)

3.79

[12.86–14.52]

 

 20–29

5020 (53.64)

16.87

[52.44–54.85]

 

 30–39

2640 (27.44)

7.69

[26.38–28.53]

 

 40+

497 (5.25)

1.33

[4.758–5.78]

 

Marital Status

   

0.006

 Single

532 (5.65)

1.50

[5.076–6.289]

 

 Married

4032 (40.59)

12.72

[39.02–42.17]

 

 Living together

3735 (40.87)

11.38

[39.33–42.44]

 

 Previous married

1144 (12.88)

4.08

[12.03–13.79]

 

Household Head

   

0.715

 Male

6899 (73.06)

21.77

[71.76–74.32]

 

 Female

2544 (26.94)

7.91

[25.68–28.24]

 

Parity

   

0.000

 1

1857 (20.21)

6.15

[44.23–47.03]

 

 2–3

3169 (34.17)

11.04

[32.99–35.36]

 

 4+

4417 (45.63)

12.49

[44.23–47.03]

 

Family Size

   

0.000

  < =4

3073 (33.54)

10.80

[32.21–34.9]

 

 5–6

2941 (30.93)

9.28

[29.91–31.97]

 

 7+

3429 (35.53)

9.60

[34.21–36.86]

 

Level of Education

   

0.031

 No education

1176 (10.31)

3.44

[9.395–11.31]

 

 Primary

5764 (59.78)

17.16

[58.09–61.44]

 

 Secondary or Higher

2503 (29.91)

9.08

[28.17–31.7]

 

Place of Residence

   

0.760

 Urban

1969 (23.53)

7.07

[74.79–78.07]

 

 Rural

7474 (76.47)

22.61

[21.93–25.21]

 

Wealth Index

   

0.733

 Poor

4412 (41.19)

12.02

[39.12–43.3]

 

 Middle

1752 (18.96)

5.67

[17.78–20.18]

 

 Rich

3279 (39.85)

11.99

[37.49–42.26]

 

Religion

   

0.084

 Anglican

2981 (31.11)

9.20

[29.58–32.68]

 

 Catholic

3931 (39.56)

12.30

[37.66–41.49]

 

 Muslim

1085 (13.81)

3.92

[12.32–15.44]

 

 Other’s

1446 (15.52)

4.45

[14.31–16.82]

 

Employment Status

   

0.116

 Unemployed

1877 (21)

5.85

[19.76–22.29]

 

 Employed

7566 (79)

23.83

[77.71–80.24]

 

COMMUNITY VARIABLES

Community Distance to Health Facility

   

0.074

 Inaccessible

6540 (72.59)

16.95

[71.03–74.1]

 

 Accessible

2758 (27.41)

12.95

[25.9–28.97]

 

Community Socioeconomic Status

   

0.329

  Low

5400 (50.24)

15.24

[46.68–53.79]

 

  High

4043 (49.76)

14.44

[46.21–53.32]

 

Community Ethnicity Diversity Index

   

0.000

 Less Diverse

7473 (80.21)

16.52

[78.76–81.59]

 

 More Diverse

1970 (19.79)

13.16

[18.41–21.24]

 

Community Media Saturation

   

0.112

 Less Saturated

5235 (51.47)

15.82

[47.79–55.14]

 

 Saturated

4208 (48.53)

13.86

[44.86–52.21]