Research Article
Timely Attendance of the First Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women Aged 15–49 Living with HIV in Juba, South Sudan
Table 4
Bivariate analysis of health facility factors and timely attendance of the first ANC.
| Attended first ANC | Variables | Level | No | Yes | Total | value | n = 165(85.9%) | n = 27(14.1%) | N = 192 |
| Distance from home to health facility in kilometers | ≤5 | 93 (56.4) | 20 (74.1) | 113 (58.9) | 0.216 | 5 to 10 km | 55 (33.3) | 5 (18.5) | 60 (31.2) | | >10 km | 17 (10.3) | 2 (7.4) | 19 (9.9) | |
| Distance affects timely ANC visit | Yes | 64 (38.8) | 2 (7.4) | 66 (34.4) | 0.003 | No | 101 (61.2) | 25 (92.6) | 126 (65.6) | |
| Transport cost to health facility in South Sudanese pounds | <100 | 29 (17.6) | 8 (29.6) | 37 (19.3) | 0.304 | 100 to 500 | 108 (65.5) | 16 (59.3) | 124 (64.6) | | >500 | 28 (17.0) | 3 (11.1) | 31 (16.1) | |
| Waiting time at ANC in hour | ≤1 hour | 1 (0.6) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (1.6) | 0.003 | 2–3 hours | 46 (27.9) | 2 (7.4) | 48 (25.0) | | ≥3 hours | 118 (71.5) | 23 (85.2) | 141 (73.4) | |
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Note. ANC, antenatal care; n, number of samples.
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