Research Article

Does Timing of Antenatal Care Initiation and the Contents of Care Have Effect on Caesarean Delivery in Ethiopia? Findings from Demographic and Health Survey

Table 2

Percentage of women receiving components/contents of antenatal care (N = 4757).

VariableFrequencyPercentOdds ratio

Blood pressure taken
Yes117524.721.26 (14.09–21.06)
No358275.3

Blood sample taken
Yes130327.420.5 (16.6–24.4)
No345472.6

Urine sample taken
Yes314766.218.68 (15.1–22.27)
No161033.8

Told about pregnancy complication
Yes21424517.12 (10.17–15.26)
No261555

Iron tablets/syrup supplementation
Yes28556017.58 (14.09–21.06)
No188939.7
Do not know130.3

Tetanus toxoid vaccination
Received injection346672.922.26 (17.9–26.62)
Not received114924.2
Do not know1422.9

Taken drugs for intestinal parasites
Yes3647.656.02 (4.04–8.0)
No431190.6
Do not know821.75