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Table 4 Percent distribution of women by use of reproductive health services, survey year and study site

From: Community-level effect of the reproductive health vouchers program on out-of-pocket spending on family planning and safe motherhood services in Kenya

Services

2010-2011 survey

2012 survey

Voucher sites (%)

Non-voucher sites (%)

Voucher sites (%)

Non-voucher sites (%)

Ever used family planning

(N = 1,742)

(N = 1,191)

(N = 1,808)

(N = 1,286)

 Used any method

59.6

75.2**

66.9

75.0**

 Used long-term methoda

7.6

9.6

13.8

13.6

Used FP last 12 months

(N = 1,742)

(N = 1,191)

(N = 1,808)

(N = 1,286)

 Used any method

39.2

54.5**

47.9

52.6**

 Used long-term methoda

5.3

7.1*

10.1

10.3

Source of last FP methodb

(N = 683)

(N = 649)

(N = 866)

(N = 676)

 Public health facility

79.7

76.9

13.4

16.0

 Private health facility

14.4

15.6

71.4

70.7

 Other/missing

6.0

7.6

15.2

13.3

Ever use of voucher

(N = 1,742)

(N = 1,191)

(N = 1,808)

(N = 1,286)

 Used safe motherhood

15.4

0.0**

43.9

0.0**

 Used family planning

1.8

0.0**

6.6

0.0**

 Used gender-based violence

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Used any voucher

16.0

0.0**

45.0

0.0**

Sought antenatal care for most recent birth

100.0(N = 588)

100.0(N = 361)

96.6(N = 912)

96.5(N = 632)

Source of antenatal care

(N = 588)

(N = 361)

(N = 881)

(N = 610)

 Public health facility

85.0

87.5

78.9

89.0**

 Private health facility

14.0

11.9

20.7

11.0**

 Home/other/missing

1.0

0.6

0.5

0.0

Source of delivery care

(N = 588)

(N = 361)

(N = 912)

(N = 632)

 Public health facility

39.0

41.0

42.3

43.5

 Private health facility

14.1

12.7

21.9

13.0**

 Home/other/missing

46.9

46.2

35.8

43.5**

Source of postnatal care

(N = 588)

(N = 361)

(N = 912)

(N = 632)

 Public health facility

42.4

43.2

60.2

68.2**

 Private health facility

13.8

11.6

22.5

13.9**

 Home/other/missing

43.9

45.2

17.3

17.9

  1. aInclude methods that are subsidized by the voucher program (implants, intrauterine contraceptive device and female sterilization); bAmong those who used a method in the last 12 months; FP: Family planning; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01