Health facility committees and facility management - exploring the nature and depth of their roles in Coast Province, Kenya

Table 4 Community Members' Knowledge of HFCs

Characteristics of exit interviewees		Ever heard of HFC		Knows HFC Chair¹		Knows any HFC Member¹
	N	292		292		292
		%²	p-value	%²	p-value	%²	p-value
All Cases		44.8		16.2		23.9
District	n	292		290		286
	Kwale	34.5	0.009**	9.8	0.018**	16.0	0.007**
	Tana River	60.3		25.9		36.5
Type of facility	n	292		290		286
	Health Centre	37.8	0.171	10.2	0.011**	22.4	0.59
	Dispensary	45.8		17.0		24.3
Gender	n	292		290		286
	Male	61.1	0.0006***	33.1	0.0002**	37.9	0.004**
	Female	41.3		12.6		21.1
Age	n	292		290		286
	16-24	31.4	0.011**	9.7	0.146	15.7	0.016**
	25-44	49.7		20.2		30.2
	45 & Above	54.9		17.6		23.3
Attended School	n	289		288		284
	Yes	54.5	0.005**	23.8	0.005**	30.3	0.044**
	No	34.1		7.7		17.3
Can Read Kiswahili	n	289		288		284
	Yes	54.8	0.003**	23.2	0.008**	31.1	0.029**
	No	34.2		8.8		16.9
Can Read English	n	287		286		282
	Yes	56.5	0.045**	27.5	0.0005***	32.8	0.029**
	No	41.3		12.5		21.5

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