Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Dalit Communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Association between sociodemographic variables and utilization of antenatal care services.

Utilization of Antenatal Care Services
Demographic; Variables	Poor; Utilization	Good; Utilization	Total		P; Value
Age
Up to 25 years	9(11.7%)	68(88.3%)	77	50.674	0.001
Above 25years	50(68.5%)	23(31.5%)	73
Educational status
Illiterate	33(82.5%)	7(17.5%)	40	42.594	0.001
Literate	26(23.6%)	84(76.4%)	110
Age at Marriage
Up to 18 Years	46(41.8%)	64(58.2%)	110	1.067	0.302
Above 18 Years	13(32.5%)	27(67.5%)	40
Age at first pregnancy
Up to 19 years	52(40.9%)	75(59.1%)	127	0.901	0.342
Above 19 years	7(30.4%)	16(69.5%)	23
Type of Family
Nuclear	33(29.2%)	80(70.8%)	113	19.700	0.001
Joint	26(70.3%)	11(29.7%)	37