Table 1 Patient Characteristics
From: Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa
Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | Statistic (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio demographic Variables | |||
Study Site: | |||
Bushbuckridge | 299 | ||
Hlabisa | 300 | ||
Mitchells Plain | 342 | ||
Soweto | 290 | ||
Total | 632 (51%) | 599 (49%) | |
Socio-economic status: (quintiles) | Independence | ||
1 (Poorest) | 14 (2.2%) | 233 (38.9%) | χ 2 = 647.1 |
2 | 39 (6.2%) | 207 (34.6%) | P = 0.000 |
3 | 132 (20.9%) | 114 (19.0%) | Location |
4 | 207 (32.8%) | 39 (6.5%) | χ 2 = 626.5 |
5 (Richest) | 240 (38.0%) | 6 (1%) | P = 0.000 |
Total | 632 | 599 | Dispersion |
χ 2 = 0.005 | |||
P = 0.945 | |||
Marital Status : | |||
Married/Living with partner | 389 (61.6%) | 436 (72.8%) | |
Single/Divorced/ Widower | 243 (38.4%) | 163 (27.2%) | χ 2 = 17.57 |
Total | 632 | 599 | P = 0.000 |
Race: | |||
Black African | 437 (69.2%) | 598 (100%) | |
Coloured | 194 (30.7%) | ||
White | 1 (0.7%) | χ2 = 219.3 | |
Total | 632 | 598 | P = 0.000 |
Age: | |||
18 – 20 | 87 (13.8%) | 135 (22.5%) | |
21 – 29 | 371(58.7%) | 315 (52.6%) | |
30 – 39 | 163 (25.8%) | 137 (22.9%) | |
40 – 49 | 11 (1.7%) | 11 (1.8%) | |
Greater than 50 | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) | χ 2 = 17.3 |
Total | 632 | 599 | P = 0.002 |
Education: | |||
No schooling | 5 (0.8%) | 17 (2.8%) | |
Some schooling | 348 (55.2%) | 351 (58.6%) | |
Matriculation | 256 (40.6%) | 207 (34.6%) | |
Tertiary Education | 22 (3.5%) | 24 (4.0%) | χ 2 = 11.3 |
Total | 632 | 599 | P = 0.023 |
HIV positive: | |||
Yes | 120 (19.0%) | 164 (27.4%) | χ 2 = 24.2 |
No | 470 (74.3%) | 324 (54.1%) | P = 0.000 |
Missing | 42 (6.6%) | 111 (18.5%) | χ 2 excluding |
Total | 632 | 599 | missing values |
Type of delivery: | |||
Normal Vaginal Delivery | 491 (77.7%) | 460 (76.8%) | |
Caesarean Section | 141 (22.3%) | 139 (23.2%) | χ 2= 0.14 |
Total | 632 | 599 | P = 0.71 |