Table 4 Percentage distribution of respondents by barriers encountered in accessing the services provided by public health facilities or peer-led organisations
Variables | Public health facilities | Peer-led organisations | Difference between public and peer facilities (p value) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FSW N = 108 n (%) | MSM N = 67 n (%) | PWID N = 63 n (%) | Total N = 238 n (%) | Key population group comparison (p-value) | FSW N = 80 n (%) | MSM N = 77 n (%) | PWID N = 79 n (%) | Total N = 236 n (%) | Key population group comparison (p-value) | ||
Distance to service | 12 (11.1) | 11 (16.4) | 12 (19.0) | 35 (14.7) | 0.31 | 4 (5.0) | 9 (11.7) | 16 (20.3) | 29 (12.3) | 0.01 | 0.44 |
Cost of services | 7 (6.5) | 5 (7.5) | 9 (14.3) | 21 (8.8) | 0.28 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (8.9) | 8 (3.4) | 0.007 | 0.01 |
Confidentiality | 6 (5.6) | 6 (9.0) | 12 (19.0) | 24 (10.1) | 0.03 | 2 (2.5) | 3 (3.9) | 2 (2.5) | 7 (2.9) | 0.79 | 0.002 |
Waiting time | 13 (12.0) | 8 (11.9) | 15 (23.8) | 38 (16.0) | 0.12 | 1 (1.25) | 3 (3.9) | 7 (8.9) | 11 (4.7) | 0.11 | < 0.01 |
Hours of operation | 3 (2.8) | 6 (9.0) | 7 (11.1) | 16 (6.7) | 0.07 | 4 (5.0) | 2 (2.6) | 5 (6.3) | 11 (4.7) | 0.57 | 0.33 |
Staff attitude | 11 (10.2) | 8 (12.0) | 14 (22.2) | 33 (13.9) | 0.11 | 3 (3.8) | 4 (5.2) | 4 (5.1) | 11 (4.7) | 0.94 | 0.001 |
Others | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | 5 (2.1) | 0.40 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.11 | 0.26 |
No barrier | 62 (57.4) | 40 (59.7) | 32 (50.8) | 134 (56.3) | 0.80 | 58 (72.5) | 54 (70.1) | 52 (65.8) | 164 (69.5) | 0.40 | 0.003 |