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Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents by each health facility

From: Strengthening health system governance using health facility service charters: a mixed methods assessment of community experiences and perceptions in a district in Kenya

 

FA

FB

FC

FD

Total

Individual characteristics

Number of respondents

256

251

256

256

1019

Sex:

 Male

112 (43.8 %)

88 (35.1 %)

91 (35.5 %)

80 (36.4 %)

371 (36.4 %)

 Female

144 (56.3 %)

163 (64.9 %)

165 (64.5 %)

176 (63.6 %)

648 (63.6 %)

Age group:

 17–24 years

85 (33.2 %)

86 (34.3 %)

97 (37.9 %)

811 (31.6 %)

349 (34.2 %)

 25–34 years

79 (30.9 %)

62 (24.7 %)

62 (24.2 %)

75 (29.3 %)

278 (27.3 %)

 35–44 years

50 (19.5 %)

46 (18.3 %)

46 (18 %)

44 (17.2 %)

186 (18.3 %)

  ≥ 45 years

42 (16.4 %)

57 (22.7 %)

51 (19.9 %)

56 (21.9 %)

206 (20.2 %)

Current Marital Status:

 Singlea

96 (37.5 %)

76 (30.3 %)

79 (30.9 %)

72 (28.1 %)

323 (31.7 %)

 Married

160 (62.5 %)

175 (69.7 %)

177 (69.1 %)

184 (71.9 %)

696 (68.3 %)

Highest education level:

 Primary school or less

144 (56.3 %)

142 (56.6 %)

143 (55.9 %)

168 (65.6 %)

597 (58.6 %)

 Secondary school

92 (35.9 %)

86 (34.3 %)

89 (34.8 %)

77 (30.1 %)

344 (33.8 %)

 Post-Secondary

20 (7.8 %)

23 (9.2 %)

24 (9.4 %)

11 (4.3 %)

78 (7.7 %)

Main Occupation

 Agriculture

138 (53.9 %)

163 (64.9 %)

165 (64.5 %)

169 (66 %)

635 (62.3 %)

 Skilled Labour

45 (17.6 %)

29 (11.9 %)

31 (12.1 %)

32 (12.5 %)

137 (13.4 %)

 Unskilled labour

28 (10.9 %)

21 (8.4 %)

24 (9.4 %)

27 (10.5 %)

100 (9.8 %)

 Student

45 (17.6 %)

38 (15.1 %)

36 (14.1 %)

28 (10.9 %)

147 (14.4 %)

Estimated Monthly Income in KES

  ≤ 2,000

137 (53.5 %)

117 (46.6 %)

148 (57.8 %)

151 (59 %)

553 (54.3 %)

 2001–5,000

79 (30.9 %)

91 (36.3 %)

67 (26.2 %)

65 (25.4 %)

302 (29.6 %)

  ≥ 5,001

40 (15.6 %)

43 (17.1 %)

41 (16 %)

40 (15.6 %)

164 (16.1 %)

Illness and morbidity

Ill household member in last facility visitb

  ≤ 5 Years

64 (25.4 %)

77 (32.9 %)

67 (27.2 %)

83 (33.1 %)

291 (29.6 %)

  ≥ 5 Years

188 (74.6 %)

157 (67.1 %)

179 (72.8 %)

168 (66.9 %)

693 (70.4 %)

Illness Encountered

 Malaria

119 (47 %)

105 (44.9 %)

98 (39.8 %)

111 (44.2 %)

433 (44 %)

 ARIc

49 (19.4 %)

80 (34.2 %)

76 (30.9 %)

67 (26.7 %)

272 (27.6 %)

 Typhoid

15 (5.9 %)

11 (4.7 %)

9 (3.7 %)

18 (7.2 %)

53 (5.4 %)

 Trauma & Accidents

8 (3.2 %)

8 (3.4 %)

15 (6.1 %)

12 (4.8 %)

43 (4.4 %)

 NCDsd

19 (7.5 %)

7 (3 %)

6 (2.4 %)

1 (0.4 %)

33 (3.4 %)

 Others

43 (17 %)

23 (9.8 %)

42 (17.1 %)

42 (16.7 %)

150 (15.2 %)

Treatment Provider

 Health Facility

243 (94.9 %)

220 (87.6 %)

241 (94.1 %)

239 (93.4 %)

943 (92.5 %)

 Non-Health Facility

10 (3.9 %)

14 (5.6 %)

5 (2 %)

12 (4.7 %)

41 (4 %)

 n/a

3 (1.2 %)

17 (6.8 %)

10 (3.9 %)

5 (2 %)

35 (3.4 %)

Distance to nearest HF

  ≤ 3 Km

222 (86.7 %)

180 (71.7 %)

194 (75.8 %)

238 (93 %)

834 (81.8 %)

 3–5 Km

21 (8.2 %)

40 (15.9 %)

47 (18.4 %)

1 (0.4 %)

109 (10.7 %)

 Don’t Know

13 (5.1 %)

31 (12.4 %)

15 (5.9 %)

17 (6.6 %)

76 (7.5 %)

  1. aIncludes never married, separated, divorced or widowed
  2. bExcludes 35 respondents who did not experience any illness in the 6 months prior to the survey
  3. cAcute Respiratory Illness
  4. dNon-Communicable Diseases
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