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Global Health Econ Sustain Antenatal care attendance

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
Sociodemographic Health facility (n [%]) Test statistic p‑value
AGH BCH
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Age (years) χ (3)=17.89; t=−3.46 <0.001; <0.001
<20 91 (20.2) 37 (9.7)
20 – 29 228 (50.6) 209 (55.0)
30 – 39 124 (27.5) 124 (32.6)
≥40 8 (1.8) 10 (2.6)
Mean (SD) 25.9 (6.5) 27.4 (6.0)
Age at the first pregnancy (years)
Mean (SD) 20.8 (3.7) 21.8 (4.1) t=-3.52 <0.001
Residence χ (2)=612.99 <0.001
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Adidome 393 (87.1) 4 (1.1)
Battor 35 (7.8) 202 (53.2)
Other 23 (5.1) 174 (45.8)
Marital status χ (2)=83.92 <0.001
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Married 301 (66.7) 320 (84.2)
Single 147 (32.6) 34 (9.0
Cohabiting 3 (0.7) 26 (6.8)
Highest formal education χ (4)=37.96 <0.001
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None 46 (10.2) 43 (11.3)
Primary 111 (24.6) 78 (20.5)
JHS 239 (53.0) 165 (43.4)
SHS 48 (10.6) 53 (14.0)
Tertiary 7 (1.6) 41 (10.8)
Number of children χ (5)=5.45 0.364
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0 154 (34.2) 118 (31.1)
1 112 (24.8) 110 (29.0)
2 73 (16.2) 67 (17.6)
3 50 (11.1) 48 (12.6)
4 35 (7.8) 22 (5.8)
≥5 27 (6.0) 15 (4.0)
Mean (SD)* 1.6 (1.6) 1.5 (1.5)
Gravidity χ (1)=1.95 0.163
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Primigravidae 141 (31.3) 102 (26.8)
Multigravidae 310 (68.7) 278 (73.2)
Gestation at ANC (weeks) t=3.50 <0.001
Mean (SD) 14.6 (7.3) 16.4 (6.9)
Total 451 (100.0) 380 (100.0)
Notes: *Test on differences carried out on only the categorical version of the variable.
Abbreviations: AGH: Adidome Government Hospital; ANC: Antenatal care; BCH: Battor Catholic Hospital; JHS: Junior high school; SD: Standard
deviation; SHS: Senior high school.

their respective health facilities by foot (19.5% at BCH and commonly used in African countries) constituted 50.1%
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6.4% at AGH; χ [9] = 154.15; p < 0.001). Those who arrived (63.6% at AGH and 34% at BCH). Only a small proportion
at the hospitals by motorbike (okada, a motorcycle taxi accessed the hospitals by boat or canoe (6.9% at AGH

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