Table 2 Factors associated with antenatal care use in Sudan, 2010
n = 6064 | Received ANC | P- Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
External environment | |||
Area of residence-Missing: 389 (6.4 %) | |||
Rural | 3053 (73.9 %) | 1081 (26.1 %) | 0.001 |
Urban | 1346 (87.3 %) | 195 (12.7 %) | |
Predisposing factors | |||
Maternal age-Missing: 389 (6.7 %) | |||
Younger age group (15–34 years) | 3391 (78.5 %) | 926 (21.5 %) | 0.001 |
Older age group (35–49 years) | 1008 (74.2 %) | 350 (25.8 %) | |
Education- Missing: 389 (6.4 %) | |||
None | 1692 (67.1 %) | 830 (32.9 %) | 0.001 |
Primary | 1626 (84.8 %) | 291 (15.2 %) | |
Secondary + | 904 (94.1 %) | 57 (5.9 %) | |
Adult education/informal education | 177 (64.4 %) | 98 (35.6 %) | |
Wealth index quintiles-Missing: 390 (6.4 %) | |||
Poorest | 880 (66.7 %) | 439 (33.3 %) | 0.001 |
Second | 900 (71.7 %) | 355 (28.3 %) | |
Middle | 942 (74.6 %) | 321 (25.4 %) | |
Fourth | 939 (88.2 %) | 126 (11.8 %) | |
Richest | 738 (95.6 %) | 34 (4.4 %) | |
Working status-Missing: 488 (8.1 %) | |||
Not working | 4049 (77.4 %) | 1183 (22.6 %) | 0.001 |
Working | 292 (84.9 %) | 52 (15.1 %) | |
Parity-Missing: 390 (6.4 %) | |||
> 2 | 2753 (74.8 %) | 928 (25.2 %) | 0.001 |
1–2 | 1646 (82.6 %) | 347 (17.4 %) | |