Research Article

Factors Affecting Nonadherence to WHO’s Recommended Antenatal Care Visits among Women in Pastoral Community, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Factors associated with nonadherence to the recommended antenatal care visits among women in the pastoral community, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 703).

CharacteristicsLess than 4 ANC visitsAt least 4 ANC visitsCorollary (95% CIAOR (95% CI)

Women’s age
 15–24 years167 (41.7)110 (36.4)1.001.00
 25–34 years187 (46.6)163 (54.0)0.76 (0.55, 1.04)0.68 (0.46, 1.02)
 35–49 years47 (11.72)29 (9.6)1.07 (0.63, 1.80)0.97 (0.51, 1.86)

Women’s education
 No formal education365 (91.0)248 (82.1)1.001.00
 Primary28 (7.0)43 (14.3)0.44 (0.27, 0.73)0.39 (0.22 0.72)
 Secondary and above8 (2.0)11 (3.6)0.49 (0.19, 1.24)0.25 (0.08 0.77)

Husband education (n = 696)
 No formal education303 (76.7)207 (68.8)1.001.00
 Primary42 (10.6)55 (18.3)0.52 (0.34, 0.81)0.84 (0.51, 1.38)
 Secondary and above50 (12.7)39 (12.9)0.88 (0.56, 1.38)1.51 (0.88, 2.60)

Possession of radio/TV
 Yes62 (15.5)66 (21.9)1.001.00
 No339 (84.5)236 (78.1)1.53 (1.04, 2.25)1.85 (1.18, 2.88)

Walking distance to the nearest health facility
 ≥30 minutes191 (47.8)138 (45.7)1.001.00
 <30 minutes210 (52.4)164 (54.3)0.93 (0.69, 1.25)0.94 (0.66, 1.33)

Age at first marriage
 <18 years215 (53.6)115 (38.1)1.001.00
 ≥18 years186 (46.4)187 (61.9)0.53 (0.39, 0.72)0.48 (0.36, 0.71)

Age at first pregnancy
 <18 years312 (77.8)184 (60.9)1.001.00
 ≥18 years89 (22.2)118 (39.1)0.44 (0.32, 0.62)0.77(0.48, 1.21)

Parity
 150 (12.5)45 (14.9)1.001.00
 2-3243 (60.6)197 (65.2)1.11 (0.71, 1.73)0.98 (0.56, 1.71)
 ≥4108 (26.960 (19.9)1.62 (0.97, 2.70)1.29 (0.65, 2.55)

GA 1st ANC
 1st trimester186 (46.4)247 (81.8)1.001.00
 2nd trimester201 (50.1)53 (17.6)5.04 (3.52, 7.20)5.23 (3.54, 7.72)
 3rd trimester14 (3.5)2 (0.7)9.29 (2.09, 41.40)8.81 (1.88, 41.20)

Place of ANC attendance
 Health post47 (11.7)25 (8.3)1.001.00
 Health center324 (80.8)264 (87.4)0.65 (0.39, 1.09)0.46 (0.26, 0.81)
 Hospital30 (7.5)13 (4.3)1.23 (0.55, 2.76)0.94 (0.38, 2.30)

Family support for ANC attendance
 Yes332 (82.8)265 (87.7)1.001.00
 No69 (17.2)37 (12.3)1.49 (0.97, 2.29)1.03 (0.62, 1.69)

Significant at ; ANC = antenatal care; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.