Table 3 Knowledge and preferences of study participants regarding the Urban Health Extension Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Number (N) | Percent (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Community perception of health facility quality | ||
Good | 740 | 77.0 (74.3–79.7) |
Bad | 221 | 23.0 (20.3–25.7) |
Total | 961 | 100 |
Community perception of the conduct of UHE-ps | ||
Good | 541 | 93.0 (90.7–95.0) |
Bad | 41 | 7.0 (5.0–9.3) |
Total | 582 | |
Heard about UHEP | ||
Yes | 909 | 84.4 (82–86.7) |
No | 168 | 15.6 (13.3–18.0) |
Total | 1077 | 100 |
Source of information | ||
UHE-ps | 699 | 76.9 (74.0–79.6) |
Other health professionals | 43 | 4.7 (3.3–6.2) |
Community members | 77 | 8.5 (6.7–10.5) |
Mass media | 252 | 27.8 (24.9–30.8) |
Total | 1021 | 100 |
Understanding UHEP packages | ||
Yes | 909 | 84.4 (82.3–86.6) |
No | 168 | 15.6 (13.4–17.7) |
Total | 1077 | |
Facility preference | ||
Health Center | 880 | 81.8 (79.5–84.0) |
Public hospital | 34 | 3.2 (2.1–4.3) |
Private hospital | 158 | 14.7 (12.5–16.8) |
Total | 1072 | |
Which UHEP packages do you know of? | ||
Solid and liquid waste management | 447 | 76.3 (72.9–79.7) |
Latrine construction and utilization | 435 | 74.2 (70.6–77.8) |
Personal and environmental hygiene | 399 | 68.1 (64.5–72.4) |
Healthy housing | 302 | 51.5 (47.4–55.5) |
Tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV | 260 | 44.7 (40.1–48.8) |
Water supply and food hygiene | 215 | 36.7 (32.9–40.4) |
Family planning | 211 | 36 (32.1–40.1) |
Non-communicable diseases | 170 | 29.0 (25.3–32.6) |
Immunization | 142 | 24.2 (20.8–27.8) |
Adolescent and reproductive health | 105 | 17.9 (14.8–21.2) |
Health education | 99 | 16.9 (13.8–20.0 |
Nutrition | 91 | 15.5 (12.6–18.8) |
First aid and accidental prevention | 43 | 7.3 (5.3–9.6) |
Malaria prevention and control | 30 | 5.1 (3.4–7.0) |
Total | 1078 | 100 |