Table 1 List of predictor variables for the assessment of time to first ANC visit in Ethiopia
Variables | Descriptions |
|---|---|
Mother occupation | Yes, No |
Region | Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Southern Nations Nationalities and People (SNNP), Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Harari, Addis Ababa, and Dire Dawa are categories of the region. |
Woman’s age | The age’s of pregnant women was classified as 15–24,25–34, 35–49 |
Parity | Number of children ever born including the current pregnancy categorized as 3 or less and 4 or more |
Media exposure | No, Yes |
Women’s Education level | The level of education women attained with categories: No education, Primary, Secondary or higher |
Husband Education level | The level of education women attained with categories: No education, Primary, Secondary or higher |
Residence | Women’s residence place was Urban or Rural |
Wealth index | It was categorized as Poor, Middle, and Rich |
Head of a household | Gender of household categorized as male or female |
A person who usually decides on respondent’s health care | A person who usually decides on respondent’s health care in the family was coded as Respondent alone, Respondent and husband/partner, Respondent and another person, Husband/partner alone, Husband/partner alone, Someone else, and Other |
Marital Status | Separated, Married |
Wanted pregnancy | Whether the current pregnancy was wanted then, later and no more |
Religion | The religion of pregnant women was categorized as Muslim, Protestant, Orthodox, and Others |