Research Article
Previous Early Antenatal Service Utilization Improves Timely Booking: Cross-Sectional Study at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors affecting booking of first ANC visit, University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 (
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| | Variables | Time at first visit | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Timely booked
(%) | Lately booked
(%) |
| | Educational status | | | | | | Cannot read and write | 33 (19.0) | 39 (20.0) | 1 | 1 | | Formal education | 141 (81.0) | 156 (80.0) | 3.16* (1.03–8.64) | 1.06* (1.03–7.61) | | Age | | | | | | 16–30 | 167 (95.9) | 168 (86.2) | 2.33* (1.09–11.91) | 3.83* (1.89–10.53) | | 31–45 | 7 (4.1) | 27 (13.8) | 1 | 1 | | Previous ANC first time visit () | | | | | | Before and at 12 weeks | 33 (56.9) | 26 (35.6) | 2.01* (1.12–4.04) | 2.39* (2.23–9.86) | | After 12 weeks | 25 (43.1) | 47 (64.4) | 1 | 1 | | History of abortion | | | | | | Yes | 41 (11.1) | 53 (27.2) | 1 | 1 | | No | 133 (36.0) | 142 (72.8) | 1.01* (2.44–5.84) | 1.21* (2.17–7.94) | | Perceived sufficient number of ANC visits/pregnancy | | | | | | Less than 4 times | 43 (24.7) | 61 (31.3) | 1 | 1 | | More than 4 times | 131 (75.3) | 134 (68.7) | 1.18* (1.99–4.26) | 1.39* (1.89–7.53) | | Occupation | | | | | | Employed | 42 (24.1) | 82 (42.1) | 1 | 1 | | Nonemployed | 132 (75.9) | 113 (57.9) | 3.12# (1.23–12.3) | 2.28 (0.71–10.2)# | | Had ANC visit for last pregnancy () | | | | | | Yes | 54 (80.6) | 77 (74.8) | 0.71 (0.33–1.51)# | 4.67 (1.34–16.27)# | | No | 13 (19.4) | 26 (25.2) | 1 | 1 | | State of current pregnancy () | | | | | | Planned | 154 (85.5) | 178 (91.3) | 1.36 (0.69–2.69)# | 4.37 (0.79–24.11)# | | Unplanned | 20 (11.5) | 17 (8.7) | 1 | 1 |
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Significant and #nonsignificant from the multivariate logistic regression.
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