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Table 4.6: Timing of antenatal care visits by socio-demographic factors
No Visits
First Trimester Second and Third
Trimester
Race
N % N % N %
African
25 2.5 189 18.7 797 78.8
Other
17 7.6 100 44.6 107 47.8
Place of Residence:
Rural
Urban
Highest Level of
Education:
Primary or Less
Secondary or
More
Age:
15-24
25-34
34-49
Marital Status:
Never Married
Currently
Married
Formerly
Married
Parity
1
2-3
4-5
6+
API
High
Medium High
Medium
Low
N
13
29
23
19
8
27
7
14
25
3
8
19
7
8
3
22
11
6
49
2.5
4.0
5.0
2.4
1.6
5.0
3.4
2.6
3.9
4.9
1.9
3.9
3.4
6.7
5.9
3.3
2.6
6.2
3.9
156
133
96
193
100
154
35
98
179
12
100
136
43
10
5
118
108
58
289
30.5
18.4
21.0
24.8
20.2
28.6
17.2
18.3
28.0
19.7
23.9
27.8
20.8
8.4
9.8
17.9
25.3
59.8
23.2
Age was also found to be significantly (X 2 = 26.544; p= 0.000) associated with the timing of first
antenatal care visit. Women aged 25-34 years were more likely to initiate their first antenatal care visit
in their first trimester (28.6 percent) compared with women aged 15-24 (20 percent) and women aged
42
342
562
339
565
386
357
161
423
435
46
311
335
157
101
43
520
308
33
906
66.9
77.6
74.0
72.7
78.1
66.4
79.3
79.1
68.1
75.4
74.2
68.4
75.8
84.9
84.3
78.8
72.1
34.0
72.8