Table 2 Economic and physical accessibility variables related to identifying and reaching health facility
Variable | Category | n (%) | p value (χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|
Woman’s occupation | House wife | 268 (86.7) | 0.001 |
Governmental worker | 29 (9.4) | ||
Merchant | 5 (1.6) | ||
Farmer | 4 (1.3) | ||
Daily worker | 3 (1) | ||
Husband’s occupation | Governmental worker | 186 (62.2) | 0.010 |
Merchant | 9 (3) | ||
Farmer | 74 (24.7) | ||
Daily worker | 7 (2.3) | ||
Students | 3 (1) | ||
Other | 18 (6) | ||
Household wealth statusa | Poor | 123 (39.9) | 0.041 |
Medium | 165 (53.6) | ||
Rich | 20 (6.5) | ||
Distance to health facility | < 2 km | 25 (8.1) | 0.001 |
2–5 km | 80 (25.9) | ||
5–10 km | 107 (34.6) | ||
> 10 km | 97 (31.4) | ||
Means of transport to health facility | On foot | 211 (72.3) | 0.001 |
Traditional transport (mule, horse, karieza) | 12 (4.1) | ||
Public transport | 64 (21.9) | ||
Ambulance | 1 (0.3) | ||
Private vehicle | 4 (1.4) | ||
Suitability of roads | Suitable | 210 (68) | 0.301 |
Not suitable | 99 (32) |