Research Article
Early Initiation of Antenatal Care and Factors Associated with Early Antenatal Care Initiation at Health Facilities in Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents by time of ANC booking in Shebedino district in 2015.
| Variable | Description | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age in years: | 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–45 | 66 247 195 65 28 7 | 10.8% 40.6% 32.0% 10.7% 4.6% 1.1% |
| Ethnicity: | Sidama Amahara Guragie Silte Wolaita | 548 23 18 5 14 | 90.1% 3.8% 2.9% 0.8% 2.3% |
| Religion: | Orthodox Muslim Protestant Catholic | 37 43 510 18 | 6.0% 7.0% 83.8% 2.9% |
| Marital status: | Single [not married] Married and live together Cohabitation Ever married but separated | 7 594 5 2 | 1.1% 97.6% 0.8% 0.3% |
| Educational level [completed]: | Illiterate [cannot read & write] Illiterate [can read and write] Primary [1–8] Secondary [9–12] Diploma and above | 155 23 333 63 34 | 25.5% 3.7% 54.7% 10.7% 5.6% |
| Residence: | Urban Rural | 63 545 | 10.36% 89.64% |
| Income per month: | <400.00 ETB 400.00-1000.00 ETB >1000.00 ETB | 275 235 98 | 45.23% 38.65% 16.12% |
| Media access (source of information)
| Television Radio Village None | 89 192 284 43 | 14.63% 31.57% 46.70% 7.07% |
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