Table 2 Factors associated with 4 + ANC visits: results from bivariate and multivariate analysis

Service area

 icddr,b service area (ISA)

2467 (85.3)

425 (14.7)

0.150

Ref

–

–

 Government service area (GSA)

1825 (86.7)

279 (13.3)

0.57

0.49–0.66

 < 0.001*

Maternal education

 No education

146 (93.0)

11 (7.0)

 < 0.001*

0.39

0.20–0.72

0.003*

 Primary

807 (89.4)

96 (10.6)

0.72

0.56–0.91

0.007*

 Above primary

3339 (84.8)

597 (15.2)

Ref

–

–

Paternal education

 No education

1852 (85.1)

323 (14.9)

0.006*

0.49

0.43–0.57

 < 0.001*

 Primary

987 (88.8)

124 (11.2)

0.48

0.38–0.59

 < 0.001*

 Above primary

1453 (85.0)

257 (15.0)

Ref

–

–

Religion

 Islam

3918 (86.4)

615 (13.6)

0.001*

Ref

–

–

 Hindu

374 (80.8)

89 (19.2)

0.95

0.73–1.22

0.673

Asset score

 Lowest

693 (89.1)

85 (10.9)

 < 0.001*

0.31

0.24–0.40

 < 0.001*

 Second

831 (87.7)

117 (12.3)

0.31

0.25–0.39

 < 0.001*

 Middle

814 (86.4)

128 (13.6)

0.33

0.27–0.41

 < 0.001*

 Fourth

977 (85.5)

166 (14.5)

0.34

0.28–0.40

 < 0.001*

 Richest

977 (82.4)

208 (17.6)

Ref

–

–

Repeated pregnancy

 Yes

272 (85.8)

45 (14.2)

0.956

0.71

0.51–0.99

0.049*

 No

4020 (85.9)

659 (14.1)

Ref

–

–