Research Article
Timely Attendance of the First Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women Aged 15–49 Living with HIV in Juba, South Sudan
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic factors and timely attendance of the first ANC.
| | Variables | Level | Attended first ANC? | | No | Yes | Total | value | | n = 165(85.9%) | n = 27(14.1%) | N = 192 |
| | Age group | 15 to 19 | 9 (5.5) | 1 (3.7) | 10 (5.2) | 0.291 | | 20 to 24 | 29 (17.7) | 5 (18.5) | 34 (17.8) | | | 25 to 29 | 66 (40.2) | 9 (33.3) | 75 (39.3) | | | 30 to 34 | 53 (32.3) | 8 (29.6) | 61 (31.9) | | | 34 and more | 7 (4.3) | 4 (14.8) | 11 (5.8) | | | Mean (SD) | 27.56 (4.42) | 28.70 (4.83) | 27.72 (4.49) | 0.221 |
| | Marital status | Single | 9 (5.5) | 1 (3.7) | 10 (5.2) | 0.676 | | Separated | 11 (6.7) | 3 (11.1) | 14 (7.3) | | | Married | 145 (87.9) | 23 (85.2) | 168 (87.5) | |
| | Level of education | None | 42 (25.5) | 4 (14.8) | 46 (24.0) | 0.193 | | Primary | 62 (37.6) | 15 (55.6) | 77 (40.1) | | | Secondary | 50 (30.3) | 5 (18.5) | 55 (28.6) | | | Tertiary | 11 (6.7) | 3 (11.1) | 14 (7.3) | |
| | Religion | Catholic | 82 (49.7) | 12 (44.4) | 94 (49.0) | 0.769 | | Protestant | 50 (30.3) | 8 (29.6) | 58 (30.2) | | | Others | 33 (20.0) | 7 (25.9) | 40 (20.8) | |
| | Residence | Urban | 141 (85.5) | 23 (85.2) | 164 (85.4) | 1 | | Rural | 24 (14.5) | 4 (14.8) | 28 (14.6) | | | No | 39 (23.6) | 4 (14.8) | 43 (22.4) | |
| | Employment status of husband | Employed | 141 (85.5) | 25 (92.6) | 166 (86.5) | 0.483 | | Unemployed | 24 (14.5) | 2 (7.4) | 26 (13.5) | |
| | Employment status of mother | Employed | 72 (43.6) | 17 (65.4) | 89 (46.6) | 0.064 | | Unemployed | 93 (56.4) | 9 (34.6) | 102 (53.4) | |
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