Table 1 Distribution of participants according to number of ANC visits
Variable | Total (n = 6549) | Number of ANC visit categories | p valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequatea (n = 3402) | Adequatea (n = 3147) | |||
n | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.035* |
 15–24 | 3043 | 1642 (48.3) | 1401 (44.5) |  |
 25–34 | 2517 | 1246 (36.6) | 1271 (40.4) |  |
 ≥ 35 | 989 | 514 (15.1) | 475 (15.1) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.012* |
 Married | 5470 | 2799 (82.3) | 2671 (84.9) |  |
 Never married | 346 | 210 (6.2) | 136 (4.3) |  |
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 733 | 393 (11.6) | 340 (10.8) |  |
Education |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 No formal education | 785 | 444 (13.0) | 341 (10.8) |  |
 Primary | 4382 | 2350 (69.1) | 2032 (64.6) |  |
Secondary and above | 1382 | 608 (17.9) | 774 (24.6) | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.049* |
 Unemployed | 2086 | 1130 (33.2) | 956 (30.4) |  |
 Employed | 4463 | 2272 (66.8) | 2191 (69.6) |  |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | 0.132 |
 Primigravida | 1818 | 899 (26.4) | 919 (29.2) |  |
 Secundigravida | 1352 | 722 (21.2) | 630 (20.0) |  |
 Multigravida | 3379 | 1781 (52.4) | 1598 (50.8) |  |
Wealth index |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Poor | 3147 | 1724 (50.7) | 1423 (45.2) |  |
 Middle | 1261 | 690 (20.3) | 571 (18.2) |  |
 Rich | 2141 | 988 (29.0) | 1153 (36.6) |  |
Residence |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Urban | 897 | 381 (11.2) | 516 (16.4) |  |
 Rural | 5652 | 3021 (88.8) | 2631 (83.6) |  |
Region | Â | Â | Â | 0.841 |
 Northern | 748 | 389 (11.4) | 359 (11.4) |  |
 Central | 2756 | 1418 (41.7) | 1338 (42.5) |  |
 Southern | 3045 | 1595 (46.9) | 1450 (46.1) |  |
IPTp uptake |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 < 3 | 4568 | 2551 (75.0) | 2017 (64.1) |  |
 ≥ 3 | 1981 | 850 (25.0) | 1131 (35.9) |  |
Timing of first ANC visit (n = 6413) |  |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 First trimester | 1503 | 325 (9.9) | 1178 (37.5) |  |
 Second trimester | 4427 | 2492 (76.2) | 1935 (61.6) |  |
 Third trimester | 483 | 452 (13.8) | 31 (1.0) |  |