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Table 3 Time and cost as barrier to service utilization

From: Time and cost associated with utilization of services at mobile health clinics among pregnant women

  

Travel time ≤ 1.5 h

Travel time > 1. 5 h

p value

N = 293

n = 173 obs.

n = 120 obs.

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

I: Time as barrier

 Scheduled visit

No

267(91)

158(91.33)

109(90.83)

 

Yes

26(9)

15(8.67)

11(9.16)

0.883

 If yes, how often

Once

15(58)

4(26.67)

11(100)

 

Twice

7(27)

7(46.67)

0(0)

 

More than twice

4(15)

4(26.67)

0(0)

0.001

 Unscheduled visit

No

293

173(100)

120(100)

 

Yes

0

0

0

 

II: Cost as barrier

 Scheduled visit

No

249(85)

154(89.02)

95(79.17)

 

Yes

44(15)

19(10.98)

25(20.83)

0.020

 If yes, how often

Once

14(32)

6(31.58)

8(32.00)

 

Twice

19(43)

11(57.89)

8(32.00)

 

More than twice

11(25)

2(10.53)

9(36.00)

0.107

 Unscheduled visit

No

244(83)

155(89.60)

89(74.17)

 

Yes

49(17)

18(10.42)

31(25.83)

0.001

 If yes, how often

Once

22(45)

6(33.33)

16(51.61)

 

Twice

27(55)

12(66.67)

15(48.39)

0.215

  1. Note: p value based on Pearson chi2 test