Table 1 Participants’ demographic and obstetric profiles by residence from the point of care
From: Time and cost associated with utilization of services at mobile health clinics among pregnant women
Total participants =293 | ≤ 1.5 h travel | > 1.5 h travel | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 173 observation | n = 120 observations | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Marital status | Cohabiting | 55(18.77) | 50(28.90) | 5(4.17) | |
Married | 222(75.77) | 118(68.21) | 104(86.67) | ||
Single | 16(5.46) | 5(2.89) | 11(9.17) | < 0.001 | |
Marriage type | Monogamous | 135(40.74) | 101(64.24) | 34(30.16) | |
Polygamous | 142(51.26) | 67(35.76) | 75(69.84) | < 0.001 | |
Level of education | No formal education | 206(70.31) | 97(56.07) | 109(90.83) | |
Primary education | 80(27.30) | 69(39.88) | 11(9.17) | ||
Secondary education | 7(2.39) | 7(4.05) | 0(0.00) | < 0.001 | |
Occupation | Cannot work | 1(0.34) | 0(0.00) | 1(0.83) | |
Farming &livestock keeping | 103(35.15) | 55(31.79) | 48(40.00) | ||
Farming only | 21(7.17) | 21(12.14) | 0(0.00) | ||
Food vendor | 83(28.33) | 53(30.36) | 30(25.00) | ||
Formally employed | 6(2.05) | 4(2.31) | 2(1.67) | ||
Housewife | 31(10.58) | 19(10.98) | 12(10.00) | ||
Livestock keeping only | 48(16.38) | 21(12.14) | 27(22.50) | 0.001 | |
Religion | Christian | 90(30.72) | 37(21.39) | 53(44.17) | |
Muslim | 143(48.81) | 101(58.38) | 42(35.00) | ||
Pagan | 60(20.48) | 35(20.23) | 25(20.83) | < 0.001 | |
Parity | Zero Parity | 76(25.94) | 47(27.17) | 29(24.17) | |
Para One | 64(21.84) | 40(23.12) | 24(20.00) | ||
Multiparitya | 116(39.59) | 72(41.62) | 44(36.67) | ||
Grandmultiparityb | 37(12.63) | 14(8.09) | 23(19.17) | 0.049 | |
Timing of ANC booking | First trimester | 256(87.37) | 143(82.66) | 113(94.17) | |
Second trimester | 37(12.63) | 30(17.34) | 7(5.83) | 0.004 | |
Place of first antenatal clinic | Static health facility | 96(32.76) | 70(40.46) | 26(21.67) | |
Mobile health clinic | 197(67.24) | 103(59.54) | 94(78.33) | 0.001 | |
Place of delivery of the previous childc | Health facility | 109(43.25) | 64(46.04) | 45(39.82) | |
Home | 143(56.75) | 75(53.96) | 68(60.18) | 0.322 | |
Mode of transport | Own Bicycle | 16(5.46) | 5(2.89) | 11(9.17) | |
Public Transport | 5(1.71) | 5(2.89) | 0(0.00) | ||
Rented Motorcycle | 2(0.68) | 1(0.58) | 1(0.83) | ||
Own Motorcycle | 33(11.26) | 22(12.72) | 11(9.17) | ||
Walking | 231(78.84) | 137(79.19) | 94(78.33) | ||
Others | 6(2.05) | 3(1.73) | 3(2.50) | 0.086 | |
Household helper | Friend | 5(1.71) | 5(2.89) | 0(0.00) | |
Immediate family member | 278(94.88) | 158(91.33) | 120(100.00) | ||
Nobody | 10(3.41) | 10(5.78) | 0(0.00) | 0.004 | |
Direct payment to household helper | Yes | 2(0.69) | 2(1.19) | 0(0.00) | |
No | 286(99.31) | 166(98.81) | 120(100.00) | 0.230 | |
Direct payment for transport | Yes | 45(15.36) | 27(15.61) | 18(15.00) | |
No | 248(84.64) | 146(84.39) | 102(85.00) | 0.887 | |