Women’s Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors with Antenatal Care Services at Public Health Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Care at Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Frequency (n=405)	Percent (%)
Marital status
Married	392	96.8
Single	13	3.2
Woman’s educational status
Informal education	58	14.3
Primary education (1st–8th grade)	89	22
Secondary education (9th–12th grade)	85	21
Tertiary education (above 12th grade)	173	42.7
Maternal age (years)
18–24	88	21.7
25–29	210	51.8
30–34	76	18.8
≥35	31	7.7
Occupation
Housewife and farmer	215	53.1
Employee	117	28.9
Merchant	73	18
Religion
Orthodox	396	97.8
Others	9	2.2
Ethnicity
Amhara	405	100
Family income per month (US dollars)
<34	45	21.7
34–99	141	51.8
100–166	106	18.8
>166	113	7.7

Note: Others (religion): Muslim and Protestant.

Table 2 Obstetric-Related Characteristics of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Frequency (n=405)	Percent (%)
Parity
0	155	38.3
1 or 2	187	46.2
>2	63	15.5
Number of pregnancies
1	102	25.2
2	169	41.7
>2	134	33.1
Had previous history of ANC
Yes	313	77.3
No	92	22.7
Type of pregnancy
Unplanned	228	56.3
Planned	177	43.7
Number of previous ANC visits
0 or 1	166	41
2	80	19.7
3	96	23.7
≥4	63	15.6
Had previous history of abortion
Yes	117	28.9
No	288	71.1
Had previous history of stillbirth
Yes	59	14.6
No	346	85.4

Abbreviation: ANC, antenatal care.

Table 3 Health Service-Related Characteristics of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Frequency (n=405)	Percent (%)
Level of health facility
Hospital	305	75.3
Health center	100	24.7
Time taken to reach nearby health facility
≤1 h	328	81
>1 h	77	19
Clean and adequate waiting area for mothers
Yes	299	73.8
No	106	26.2
Advice on danger signs during pregnancy
Yes	235	58
No	170	42
Maternity care
Respectful maternity care	349	86.2
Disrespectful maternity care	56	13.8
Waiting time to get ANC at health facility
<30 min	240	59.3
≥30 min	165	40.7

Table 4 Bivariate and Multivariable Analyses of Associated Factors of Women’s Satisfaction with Antenatal Care Service Among Women Attending Antenatal Care at Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Women’s Satisfaction with ANC Service		Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
Maternity care
Respectful maternity care	209	140	7.8*** (3.7–16.4)	8.2*** (3.3–20.4)
Disrespectful maternity care	9	47	1
Had advice on danger signs in pregnancy
Yes	170	65	6.65*** (4.3–10.3)	4.53*** (2.7–7.52)
No	48	122	1
Maternal age (years)
18–24	38	50	2.2 (0.88–5.4)	4.45** (1.5–12.9)
25–29	131	79	4.8*** (2.0–11.2)	6.04*** (2.3–15.9)
30–34	41	35	3.4** (1.34–8.5)	3.2* (1.14–9.2)
≥35	8	23	1
Number of previous ANC visits
0 or 1	55	111	1
2	44	36	2.5*** (1.43–4.26)	2.1* (1.1–4.0)
3	72	24	6.1*** (3.45–10.64)	3.8*** (2.0–7.52)
≥4	47	16	5.93*** (3.1–11.4)	3.3** (1.5–7.2)
Characteristics of pregnancy
Unplanned	89	139	1
Planned	129	48	4.2*** (2.7–6.4)	2.8** (1.6–4.8)

Notes: *p≤0.05, **p≤0.01, ***p≤0.001.

Abbreviation: ANC, antenatal care.