Table 2 Distribution of timely ANC among pregnant women in SSA across health insurance coverage and women’ socio-demographic characteristics
From: Health insurance coverage and timely antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | Timely ANC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Late (%) | Early (%) | P-value | |
Covered by health insurance | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No | 108,870 | 95.6 | 61.6 | 38.4 |  |
 Yes | 5,048 | 4.4 | 48.2 | 51.8 |  |
Maternal age | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 15-19 | 8,542 | 7.5 | 64.0 | 36.0 |  |
 20-24 | 26,060 | 22.9 | 60.7 | 39.3 |  |
 25-29 | 29,316 | 25.7 | 59.9 | 40.1 |  |
 30-34 | 23,137 | 20.3 | 60.8 | 39.2 |  |
 35-39 | 16,485 | 14.5 | 61.1 | 38.9 |  |
 40-44 | 7,762 | 6.8 | 62.4 | 37.6 |  |
 45-49 | 2,616 | 2.3 | 64.4 | 35.6 |  |
Maternal educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No education | 38,458 | 33.8 | 62.5 | 37.5 |  |
 Primary | 38,285 | 33.6 | 63.5 | 36.5 |  |
 Secondary | 31,793 | 27.9 | 58.3 | 41.7 |  |
 Higher | 5,382 | 4.7 | 49.6 | 50.4 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Never married | 7,988 | 7.0 | 57.3 | 42.7 |  |
 Married | 80,957 | 71.1 | 62.4 | 37.6 |  |
 Cohabiting | 16,541 | 14.5 | 55.6 | 44.4 |  |
 Widowed | 1,609 | 1.4 | 62.4 | 37.6 |  |
 Divorced | 2,233 | 2.0 | 66.0 | 34.0 |  |
 Separated | 4,590 | 4.0 | 59.9 | 40.1 |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Christianity | 71,471.993 | 62.7 | 59.6 | 40.4 |  |
 Islamic | 39,257.44 | 34.5 | 64.0 | 36.0 |  |
 African Traditional | 1,062.8511 | 0.9 | 52.3 | 47.7 |  |
 No religion | 1,646.23365 | 1.5 | 59.8 | 40.2 |  |
 Others | 479 | 0.4 | 57.7 | 42.3 |  |
Maternal current working status | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 | |
 No | 37,090 | 32.6 | 61.8 | 38.2 |  |
 Yes | 76,828 | 67.4 | 60.6 | 39.4 |  |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 1 | 24,201.987 | 21.2 | 58.1 | 41.9 |  |
 2 | 21,617.456 | 19.0 | 58.9 | 41.1 |  |
 3 | 18,545.43 | 16.3 | 60.0 | 40.0 |  |
 4 or more | 49,553.127 | 43.5 | 63.8 | 36.2 |  |
Getting medical help for self: Permission to go | Â | Â | 0.930 | ||
 Not a big problem | 96,033 | 84.3 | 61.0 | 39.0 |  |
 Big problem | 17,885 | 15.7 | 61.1 | 38.9 |  |
Getting medical help for self: Distance to health facility | Â | <0.001 | |||
 Not a big problem | 70,682 | 62.0 | 59.7 | 40.3 |  |
 Big problem | 43,236 | 38.0 | 63.2 | 36.8 |  |
Getting medical help for self: Getting money for treatment | Â | <0.001 | |||
 Not a big problem | 55,935 | 49.1 | 60.0 | 40.0 |  |
 Big problem | 57,983 | 50.9 | 62.1 | 37.9 |  |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | |
 Not at all | 98,259 | 86.2 | 61.8 | 38.2 |  |
 Less than once a week | 9,362 | 8.2 | 58.5 | 41.5 |  |
 At least once a week | 5,887 | 5.2 | 53.4 | 46.6 |  |
 Almost every day | 410 | 0.4 | 39.7 | 60.3 |  |
Frequency of listening to radio | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | |
 Not at all | 51,492 | 45.2 | 62.8 | 37.2 |  |
 Less than once a week | 23,169 | 20.4 | 60.4 | 39.6 |  |
 At least once a week | 36,257 | 31.8 | 60.0 | 40.0 |  |
 Almost every day | 3,000 | 2.6 | 49.7 | 50.3 |  |
Frequency of watching television | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | |
 Not at all | 70,118.479 | 61.6 | 63.7 | 36.3 |  |
 Less than once a week | 14,500.483 | 12.7 | 60.3 | 39.7 |  |
 At least once a week | 24,303.322 | 21.3 | 56.1 | 43.9 |  |
 Almost every day | 4,995.7151 | 4.4 | 50.4 | 49.6 |  |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Poorest | 21,819 | 19.2 | 64.1 | 35.9 |  |
 Poorer | 23,179 | 20.3 | 63.9 | 36.1 |  |
 Middle | 23,137 | 20.3 | 63.5 | 36.5 |  |
 Richer | 23,432 | 20.6 | 60.8 | 39.2 |  |
 Richest | 22,351 | 19.6 | 52.7 | 47.3 |  |
Sex of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Male | 89,888 | 78.9 | 61.6 | 38.4 |  |
 Female | 24,030 | 21.1 | 59.1 | 40.9 |  |
Age of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.025 |
 Below 25 | 7,360 | 6.5 | 62.3 | 37.7 |  |
 25-34 | 35,692 | 31.3 | 60.3 | 39.7 |  |
 35-44 | 35,321 | 31.0 | 61.5 | 38.5 |  |
 45 and above | 35,545 | 31.2 | 61.0 | 39.0 |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Urban | 41,091 | 36.1 | 57.0 | 43.0 |  |
 Rural | 72,827 | 63.9 | 63.3 | 36.7 |  |