Variable
Total (1230) N (%)
Time of ANC contact
Time of ANC contact
P (Chi-square value)
Number of ANC contacts
Number of ANC contacts
P (Chi-square value)
≤ 8 weeks > 8 weeks ≥ 8 ANC contacts < 8 ANC contacts
179 (14.55%) 1051 (85.44%) 794 (64.55) 436 (35.44%)
Have you ever received prenatal care Yes No 1092 (88.78%) 138 (11.21%) 158 (88.26%) 21 (11.73%) 934 (88.86%) 117 (11.13%)
0.973 (0.055)
712 (89.67%) 82 (10.32%) 380 (87.15%) 56 (12.84%)
0.385 (1.909)
Prenatal vitamins are only indicated for malnourished mothers Agree Disagree I don’t know 247 (20.08%) 890 (72.35%) 93 (7.56%) 40 (22.34%) 124 (69.27%) 15 (8.37%) 207 (19.69%) 766 (72.88%) 78 (7.42%)
0.608 (0.996)
140 (17.63%) 600 (75.56%) 54 (6.80%) 107 (24.54%) 290 (66.51%) 39 (8.94%)
0.003 (11.589)
I think the right time to start using prenatal care is Before pregnancy After confirmation of pregnancy During the first trimester I don’t know 631 (51.30%) 367 (29.83%) 167 (13.57%) 65 (5.28%) 79 (44.13%) 60 (33.51%) 30 (16.75%) 10 (5.58%) 552 (52.52%) 307 (29.21%) 137 (13.03%) 55 (5.23%)
0.199 (4.648)
405 (51%) 246 (30.98%) 99 (12.46%) 44 (5.54%) 226 (51.83%) 121 (28.07%) 68 (15.59%) 21 (4.81%)
0.344 (3.330)
I would advise mothers to start prenatal care with every pregnancy Yes No 1171 (95.20%) 59 (4.79%) 169 (94.41%) 10 (5.58%) 1002 (95.33%) 49 (4.66%)
0.593 (0.286)
762 (95.96%) 32 (4.03%) 409 (93.80%) 27 (6.19%)
0.090 (2.882)