Research Article

Identifying Factors Associated with Barriers in the Number of Antenatal Care Service Visits among Pregnant Women in Rural Parts of Ethiopia

Table 2

Summary statistics of the number of antenatal care visits and associated risk factors among rural women in count and percent.

Number of antenatal care visitsTotal
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Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count (%)Count(%)

Maternal age15–24546(36.4)88(5.9)140(9.3)280(18.7)234(15.6)121(8.1)49(3.3)22(1.5)18(1.2)1498
25–341083(40.5)131(4.9)230(8.6)456(17.0)392(14.7)192(7.2)110(4.1)50(1.9)31(1.2)2675
35–49735(49.2)62(4.1)114(7.6)213(14.3)194(13.0)102(6.8)463(3.1)18(1.2)10(0.7)1494

Mother’s education levelNo education1959(49.3)211(5.3)338(8.5)563(14.2)464(11.7)230(5.8)119(3.0)56(1.4)34(0.9)3974
Primary362(25.5)61(4.3)129(9.1)321(22.6)282(19.8)148(10.4)74(5.2)28(2.0)17(1.2)1422
Secondary37(16.7)5(2.3)15(6.8)52(23.4)63(28.4)28(12.6)10(4.5)5(2.3)7(3.2)222
Higher6(12.2)4(8.2)2(4.1)13(26.5)11(22.4)9(18.4)2(4.1)1(2.0)1(2.0)49

Pregnancy complicationsNo1983(50.5)224(5.7)350(8.9)558(14.2)432(11.0)205(5.2)109(2.8)42(1.1)25(0.6)3928
Yes381(21.9)57(3.3)134(7.7)391(22.5)388(22.3)210(12.1)96(5.5)48(2.8)34(2.0)1739

Husband/partner’s education levelNo education1598(52.2)163(5.3)259(8.5)406(13.3)327(10.7)159(5.2)96(3.1)35(1.1)20(0.7)3063
Primary605(32.2)98(5.2)179(9.5)384(20.4)326(17.4)161(8.6)66(3.5)38(2.0)21(1.1)1878
Secondary105(22.6)13(2.8)31(6.7)106(22.8)116(25.0)50(10.8)23(5.0)10(2.2)10(2.2)464
Higher56(21.4)7(2.7)15(5.7)53(20.2)51(19.5)45(17.2)20(7.6)7(2.7)8(3.1)262

RegionTigray77(12.2)41(6.5)67(10.6)131(20.8)160(25.4)95(15.1)42(6.7)9(1.4)9(1.4)631
Afar352(61.6)44(7.7)51(8.9)56(9.8)30(5.3)22(3.9)9(1.6)2(0.4)5(0.9)571
Amhara254(36.9)36(5.2)60(8.7)152(22.1)81(11.8)53(7.7)23(3.3)19(2.8)10(1.5)688
Oromia494(51.0)42(4.3)71(7.3)161(16.6)105(10.8)57(5.9)29(3.0)5(0.5)4(0.4)968
Somali421(65.2)43(6.7)55(8.5)74(11.5)27(4.2)14(2.2)7(1.1)2(0.3)3(0.5)646
Benshangul184(34.3)16(3.0)34(6.3)101(18.8)137(25.6)49(9.1)8(1.5)5(0.9)2(0.4)536
SNNPR254(31.2)25(3.1)79(9.7)148(18.2)177(21.8)68(8.4)36(4.4)17(2.1)9(1.1)813
Gambela199(50.6)9(2.3)25(6.4)57(14.5)52(13.2)24(6.1)19(4.8)5(1.3)3(0.8)393
Hareri88(35.8)21(8.5)33(13.4)44(17.9)21(8.5)12(4.9)7(2.8)10(4.1)10(4.1)246
Dire dawa41(23.4)4(2.3)9(5.1)25(14.3)30(17.1)21(12.0)25(14.3)16(9.104(2.3)175

Media exposureNot exposed2336(42.5)272(5.0)472(8.6)906(16.5)783(14.3)391(7.1)196(3.6)82(1.5)54(1.0)5492
Exposed28(16.0)9(5.1)12(6.9)43(24.6)37(21.1)24(13.7)9(5.1)8(4.6)5(2.9)175

Distance to health facilityNo problem272(44.2)38(6.2)43(7.0)104(16.9)91(14.8)36(5.8)23(3.7)4(0.6)5(0.8)616
Problem2092(41.4)243(4.8)441(8.7)845(16.7)729(14.4)379(7.5)182(3.6)86(1.7)54(1.1)5051

Peer influenceNo problem13(27.7)4(8.50)3(6.4)5(10.6)12(25.5)7(14.9)2(4.3)1(2.1)0(0.0)47
Problem2351(41.8)277(4.9)481(8.6)944(16.8)808(14.4)408(7.3)203(3.6)89(1.6)59(1.0)5620

Wealth indexPoor1660(51.3)186(5.8)275(8.5)453(14.0)348(10.8)166(5.1)87(2.7)34(1.1)25(0.8)3234
Middle297(33.9)33(3.8)82(9.4)167(19.1)158(18.0)66(7.5)44(5.0)20(2.3)9(1.0)876
Richer407(26.1)62(4.0)127(8.2)329(21.1)314(20.2)183(11.8)74(4.8)36(2.3)25(1.6)1557

Plan of the pregnancyNo224(48.7)20(4.3)27(5.9)67(14.6)72(15.7)23(5.0)16(3.5)9(2.0)2(0.4)460
Yes2140(41.1)261(5.0)457(8.8)882(16.9)748(14.4)392(7.5)189(3.6)8157(1.1)5207