Table 4 Perception of respondents towards about the benefits and timing of ANC initiation
Variable | Timing of ANC initiation | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Late (%) | Early (%) | ||
Importance of ANC for your own health | |||
Highly important | 137 (72.9) | 177 (83.1) | 314 (78.3) |
Medium | 48 (25.5) | 33 (15.5) | 81 (20.2) |
Less important | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.0) |
I don’t know | 1(0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 2(1) |
Importance of ANC for the fetus | |||
Highly important | 128 (68.4) | 161 (75.6) | 289 (72.2) |
Medium | 58 (31.0) | 45 (21.1) | 103 (25.8) |
Less important | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.3) | 6 (1.2) |
I don’t know | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) |
Perceived timing of the first ANC visit | |||
≤ 12 weeks | 69 (35.8) | 173 (83.2) | 242 (60.3) |
> 12 weeks | 124 (64.2) | 35 (16.8) | 159 (39.6) |
Previous ANC follow up | |||
No | 100 (54.1) | 48 (22.6) | 152 (38.0) |
Yes | 85 (45.9) | 164 (77.4) | 249 (62.0) |