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
VariablesLevelNoYesTotal value
n = 165(85.9%)n = 27(14.1%)N = 192

Distance from home to health facility in kilometers≤593 (56.4)20 (74.1)113 (58.9)0.216
5 to 10 km55 (33.3)5 (18.5)60 (31.2)
>10 km17 (10.3)2 (7.4)19 (9.9)

Distance affects timely ANC visitYes64 (38.8)2 (7.4)66 (34.4)0.003
No101 (61.2)25 (92.6)126 (65.6)

Transport cost to health facility in South Sudanese pounds<10029 (17.6)8 (29.6)37 (19.3)0.304
100 to 500108 (65.5)16 (59.3)124 (64.6)
>50028 (17.0)3 (11.1)31 (16.1)

Waiting time at ANC in hour≤1 hour1 (0.6)2 (7.4)3 (1.6)0.003
2–3 hours46 (27.9)2 (7.4)48 (25.0)
≥3 hours118 (71.5)23 (85.2)141 (73.4)

Note. ANC, antenatal care; n, number of samples.