Based on review of literature on determinants of timely ANC visits [37ā40] and variables available in the DHS, we included age of the women and their partners, educational level of the women and their partners, marital status, current working status of the women, exposure to radio, exposure to television, exposure to newspapers/magazine, parity, national health insurance subscription, wealth quintile, place of residence and geographical subregions as covariates. These variables were further grouped into individual level and contextual level variables.
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