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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 401)

From: Late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Variable

Timing of ANC initiation

Total (%)

 

Early (%)

Late (%)

 

Age (in years)

   

 15–19

13 (6.1)

13 (6.9)

26 (6.5)

 20–24

60 (28.2)

34 (18.1)

94 (23.4)

 25–29

72 (33.8)

46 (24.5)

118 (29.4)

 30 and above

68 (31.9)

95 (50.5)

163 (40.6)

Ethnicity

   

 Amhara

76 (35.7)

41 (21.8)

117 (29.2)

 Oromo

53 (24.9)

57 (30.3)

110 (27.4)

 Gurage

31 (14.6)

37 (19.7)

68 (17.0)

 Tigre

30 (14.1)

25 (13.3)

55 (13.7)

 Othersa

23 (10.8)

28 (14.9)

51 (12.7)

Religion

   

 Orthodox

121 (56.8)

86 (45.7)

207 (51.6)

 Muslim

48 (22.5)

45 (23.9)

93 (23.2)

 Protestant

43 (20.2)

47 (25.0)

90 (22.4)

 Othersb

1 (0.5)

10 (5.3)

11 (2.7)

Marital status

   

 Single

22 (10.4)

42 (22.3)

64 (16.0)

 Married

190 (89.6)

147 (77.7)

337 (84.0)

Educational Status

   

 Illiterate

48 (22.5)

55 (29.3)

103 (25.7)

 Primary education

64 (30.0)

80 (42.6)

144 (35.9)

 Secondary and above

101 (47.4)

53 (28.2)

154 (38.4)

Occupation

   

 Self employed

94 (25.3)

106 (57)

200 (50.1)

 Government employee

51(23.9)

27 (14.5)

78 (19.5)

 House wife

60 (28.2)

47 (25.3)

107 (26.8)

 Othersc

10 (3.8)

6 (3.2)

16 (3.5)

Monthly income (Ethiopian Birr)

   

 500 and below

25 (12.4)

18 (9.9)

43 (11.2)

 501–1000

38 (18.8)

53 (29.1)

91 (23.7)

 1001–1500

28 (10.4)

34 (13.2)

62 (11.7)

 Above 1500

118 (58.4)

87 (47.8)

205 (53.4)

  1. aWolaita, Sidama, and Hadiya;
  2. bCatholic, Adventist, and Pagans;
  3. cDaily laborer and housemaid.