Table 1 Characteristics of women attending ≥ 8 ANC contacts in Benin, West Africa, BDHS 2017–18
Variable | ≥ 8 ANC visits | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (92.0%) | Yes (8.0%) | |||
Maternal age | ||||
15–19 | 116 (95.9) | 5 (4.1) | 121 | 0.219 |
20–24 | 260 (92.9) | 20 (7.1) | 280 | |
25–29 | 284 (90.5) | 30 (9.5) | 314 | |
30–34 | 181 (89.2) | 22 (10.8) | 203 | |
35–39 | 111 (93.3) | 8 (6.7) | 119 | |
40–44 | 38 (95.0) | 2 (5.0) | 40 | |
45–49 | 17 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 | |
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantaged status | ||||
Tertile 1 (least disadvantaged) | 309 (85.1) | 54 (14.9) | 363 | < 0.001* |
Tertile 2 | 342 (93.4) | 24 (6.6) | 366 | |
Tertile 3 (most disadvantaged) | 356 (97.5) | 9 (2.5) | 365 | |
Women’s enlightenment level | ||||
Low | 422 (97.5) | 11 (2.5) | 433 | < 0.001* |
Medium | 291 (91.2) | 28 (8.8) | 319 | |
High | 315 (92.1) | 27 (7.9) | 342 | |
Decision-making power | ||||
Low | 273 (94.8) | 15 (5.2) | 288 | 0.022* |
Medium | 213 (89.1) | 26 (10.9) | 239 | |
High | 85 (87.6) | 12 (12.4) | 97 | |
Age at first marriage (years) | ||||
< 18 | 377 (94.3) | 23 (5.7) | 400 | 0.029* |
18–24 | 521 (91.7) | 47 (8.3) | 568 | |
> 24 | 74 (86.1) | 12 (13.9) | 86 | |
Family type | ||||
Monogyny | 624 (90.8) | 63 (9.2) | 687 | 0.017* |
Polygyny | 326 (95.0) | 17 (5.0) | 343 | |
Timing of ANC initiation | ||||
Early booking (within 1st trimester) | 441 (85.1) | 77 (14.9) | 518 | < 0.001* |
Late booking (after 1st trimester) | 440 (99.5) | 2 (0.5) | 442 | |
Number of children ever born | ||||
1–3 | 565 (90.7) | 58 (9.3) | 623 | 0.056 |
> 3 | 442 (93.8) | 29 (6.2) | 471 | |
Birth order | ||||
1st | 210 (88.2) | 28 (11.8) | 238 | 0.042* |
2nd | 174 (92.1) | 15 (7.9) | 189 | |
3rd | 181 (92.3) | 15 (7.7) | 196 | |
4th | 149 (90.8) | 15 (9.2) | 164 | |
> 4th | 293 (95.4) | 14 (4.6) | 307 | |
Preceding birth interval | ||||
First birth | 212 (87.6) | 30 (12.4) | 242 | 0.002* |
< 24 months | 114 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | 115 | |
24–36 months | 337 (92.3) | 28 (7.7) | 365 | |
> 36 months | 344 (92.5) | 28 (7.5) | 372 | |
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 457 (88.2) | 61 (11.8) | 518 | < 0.001* |
Islam | 383 (96.7) | 13 (3.3) | 396 | |
Traditional and others | 167 (92.8) | 13 (7.2) | 180 | |
Sex of head of household | ||||
Male | 856 (92.2) | 72 (7.8) | 928 | 0.575 |
Female | 151 (91.0) | 15 (9.0) | 166 | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancy | ||||
Yes | 93 (87.7) | 13 (12.3) | 106 | 0.084 |
No | 914 (92.5) | 74 (7.5) | 988 | |
Health insurance coverage | ||||
Not covered | 1001 (92.3) | 84 (7.7) | 1085 | < 0.001* |
Covered | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 9 | |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 35 (87.5) | 5 (12.5) | 40 | 0.523 |
Currently married/living with a partner | 955 (92.2) | 81 (7.8) | 1036 | |
Formerly married | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | 18 | |
Currently residing with husband/partner | ||||
Living together | 812 (92.2) | 69 (7.8) | 881 | 0.969 |
Staying elsewhere | 143 (92.3) | 12 (7.7) | 155 | |
Wanted pregnancy when became pregnant | ||||
Then | 731 (92.1) | 63 (7.9) | 794 | 0.992 |
Later | 210 (92.1) | 18 (7.9) | 228 | |
No more | 66 (91.7) | 6 (8.3) | 72 | |