Table 6 Bivariate analysis of key characteristic variables against client’s FLHW gender preference
Key characteristic variables | Male health care provider | Female health care provider | Doesn’t Matter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
State | P-value | |||
Bauchi | 0.9% | 59.3% | 39.8% | .000 |
Cross River | 3.4% | 33.1% | 63.5% | .000 |
Reason for visiting the health facility | ||||
Myself | 0.0% | 58.6% | 41.4% | |
My Child | 4.3% | 32.1% | 63.6% | |
Myself and my child | 0.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
Pregnancy status | .000 | |||
Yes | 0.0% | 59.6% | 40.4% | |
No | 3.8% | 34.4% | 61.8% | |
Purpose of visit for MNCH services | .124 | |||
ANC | 0.0% | 60.4% | 39.6% | |
Childbirth Care | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
Delivery | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
Post-Partum/Post –Natal care | 0.0% | 37.5% | 62.5% | |
Family Planning | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
Cadre of healthcare worker seen | .105 | |||
JCHEWs | 0.0% | 38.5% | 61.5% | |
CHEWs | 2.6% | 49.1% | 48.2% | |
CHOs | 3.8% | 30.8% | 65.4% | |
Nurses | 4.0% | 32.0% | 64.0% | |
Midwives | 0.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
Don’t know | 0.0% | 72.7% | 27.3% | |
Gender of healthcare worker seen | ||||
Male | 4.4% | 23.5% | 72.1% | 0.000 |
Female | 1.6% | 51.6% | 46.8% | |