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Table 1 Participant demographic background: split by women who missed any appointments or attended all appointments (n = 242)

From: Individual and healthcare system factors influencing antenatal care attendance in Saudi Arabia

Demographic

Missed (n = 119)

Attended (n = 123)

n

%

n

%

Age group

 18–24 years

21

17.6

21

17.2

 25–34 years

64

53.6

65

52.8

 35+ years

29

24.6

31

25.2

 No data

5

4.2

6

4.8

Level of education

 No formal education

4

3.4

3

2.4

 Primary level

2

1.7

8

6.5

 intermediate

13

10.9

5

4.0

 Secondary level

28

23.5

36

29.3

 Diploma

4

3.4

0

0

 Bachelor degree

67

56.3

67

54.4

 Postgraduate

1

0.9

3

2.4

 No data

1

0.9

0

0

Employment

 Employee

21

17.6

27

21.9

 Unemployed

81

68.1

80

65.1

 student

17

14.3

16

13.0

Marital status

 Married

116

100.0

123

100.0

 Divorced

0

0

0

0

 Widowed

0

0

0

0

Residency

 Riyadh city

99

83.2

108

87.8

 Riyadh’s Rural area

12

10.1

9

7.3

 Other

8

6.7

6

4.9

Income

 <  3400 Saudi Riyal

12

10.1

11

8.9

 3500 to 6400 Saudi Riyal

46

38.7

36

29.3

 6500 to 12,000 Saudi Riyal

42

35.3

50

40.7

 >  12,000 Saudi Riyal

19

16.9

26

21.1