Early Initiation of Antenatal Care and Factors Associated with Early Antenatal Care Initiation at Health Facilities in Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Knowledge and perception of ANC service utilization and timing of first ANC, Shebedino in district SNNPR, Ethiopia, in 2015.

Variable	Description	Frequency	Percentage
Perception of importance of ANC for health of mother	Highly important; Medium importance; Less important	596; 4; 7	98.18%; 0.65%; 1.15%
Perception of importance of care for the health of the fetus:	Highly important; Medium importance; Less important	598; 2; 8	98.35%; 0.32%; 1.32%
Perceptions on timing of first care:	Before and at 12 weeks of gestation; After 12 weeks of gestation	169; 430	27.79%; 72.20%
Perceived number of ANC visits of pervious pregnancy	Only one ANC visit enough; 2-3 ANC visits enough; 4–6 ANC visits enough; >6 ANC visits enough	27; 76; 430; 75	4.44%; 12.52%; 70.84%; 12.35%
Early antenatal booking is good for pregnancy of mother	I agree; I disagree	599; 9	98.51%; 1.49%
Mother should go for antenatal booking before the third month of pregnancy	I agree; I disagree	474; 134	77.96%; 22.04%
Antenatal follow up is good to monitor mother’s and fetus’ health	I agree; I disagree	605; 3	99.51%; 0.49%