Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hossana, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial comprehensive specialized hospital, Hossana, Ethiopia, 2022.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gravidity	Primigravida	111	32.3
	Multigravida	158	45.9
	Grand multigravida	75	21.8
Parity	Zero	117	34.0
	One and more	227	66.0
Abortion	Yes	41	11.9
	No	192	55.8
Pregnancy status	Not planned	93	27.0
	Planned	251	73.0
Previous pregnancy ANC ()	Yes	197	88.3
	No	36	11.7
Time of first ANC in previous pregnancy	First trimester	73	37.0
	Second or third trimester	124	63.0
Frequency of ANC visits in current pregnancy	First time	156	45.3
	Two times	80	23.3
	Three times	66	19.2
	Four or more	42	12.2
Knowledge regarding danger signs in pregnancy	Poor	218	63.4
	Moderate	50	14.2
	Good	76	22.1
Knowledge regarded ANC survives	Poor	230	52.6
	Moderate	49	14.2
	Good	114	33.1
Decision made to initiate ANC	Women	210	61.0
	Husband	78	22.7
Pregnancy-related problems	Both	56	16.3
	Yes	48	14.0
	No	296	86.0