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Table 2 Distribution of health facility utilization by background characteristics among women in Uganda

From: Factors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth among 15 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the Uganda demographic health survey 2016

Characteristics

Home N = 2372

n (%)

Health facility N = 7780

n (%)

P-Value

Household Head

  

0.082

 Male

1768 (74.5)

5659 (72.7)

 

 Female

604 (25.5)

2121 (27.3)

 

Wealth Index

  

< 0.001*

 Poorest

682 (28.8)

1435 (18.4)

 

 Poorer

680 (28.7)

1394 (17.9)

 

 Middle

510 (21.5)

1411 (18.1)

 

 Richer

356 (15.0)

1506 (19.4)

 

 Richest

144 (06.1)

2035 (26.2)

 

Working Statusa

  

< 0.001*

 Working

2033 (85.7)

6392 (82.2)

 

 Not Working

338 (14.3)

1382 (17.8)

 

Education Level

  

< 0.001*

 No Education

359 (15.1)

702 (09.0)

 

 Primary

1738 (73.3)

4353 (56.0)

 

 Secondary

251 (10.6)

2034 (26.1)

 

 Higher

24 (01.0)

691 (8.9)

 

Region

  

< 0.001*

 estern

731 (30.8)

1828 (23.5)

 

 Eastern

589 (24.8)

1524 (19.6)

 

 Central

494 (20.8)

2311 (29.7)

 

 Northern

558 (23.5)

2117 (27.2)

 

Marital Status

  

0.130

 Married

1954 (82.4)

6301 (81.0)

 

 Not Married

418 (17.6)

1479 (19.0)

 

Age

  

< 0.001*

 15 to 19

151 (06.4)

671 (08.6)

 

 20 to 29

1072 (45.2)

4145 (53.3)

 

 30 to 39

839 (35.4)

2375 (30.5)

 

 40 to 49

309 (13.0)

590 (7.6)

 

Residence

  

< 0.001*

 Rural

2125 (89.6)

5682 (73.0)

 

 Urban

247 (10.4)

2098 (27.0)

 

Household Size

  

< 0.001*

 Six and above

1321 (55.7)

3740 (48.1)

 

 Less than 6

1051 (44.3)

4040 (51.9)

 

ANC

  

< 0.001*

 No

111 (4.7)

84 (1.1)

 

 Yes

2261 (95.3)

7996 (98.9)

 

Religion

  

< 0.001*

 Catholics

975 (41.1)

3028 (38.9)

 

 Anglican

779 (32.8)

2375 (30.5)

 

 Muslims

226 (9.5)

1183 (15.2)

 

 Pentecostal

315 (13.3)

970 (12.5)

 

 Others

77 (3.2)

224 (2.9)

 

Tribes

  

< 0.001*

 Baganda

190 (8.0)

1375 (17.7)

 

 Itesot

191 (8.1)

590 (7.6)

 

 Langi

166 (7.0)

410 (5.3)

 

 Basoga

124 (5.2)

664 (8.5)

 

 Banyankole

252 (10.6)

817 (10.5)

 

 Bakiga

265 (11.2)

426 (5.5)

 

 Bagisu

178 (7.5)

330 (4.2)

 

 Others

947 (39.9)

2731 (35.1)

 

 Acholi

59 (2.5)

437 (5.6)

 

Exposure to newspapers

  

< 0.001*

 No

2171 (91.5)

6016 (77.3)

 

 Yes

201 (8.5)

1764 (22.7)

 

Exposure to Radio

  

< 0.001*

 No

812 (34.2)

1855 (23.8)

 

 Yes

1560 (65.8)

5925 (76.2)

 

Exposure to TV

  

< 0.001*

 No

2016 (85.0)

5194 (66.8)

 

 Yes

356 (15.0)

2586 (33.2)

 

Exposure to mass media

  

< 0.001*

 No

750 (31.6)

1528 (19.6)

 

 Yes

1622 (68.4)

6252 (80.4)

 

Permission to access healthcare

  

0.001*

 Big problem

154 (6.5)

374 (4.8)

 

 Not big problem

2218 (93.5)

7407 (95.2)

 

Distance to health facility

  

< 0.001*

 Big problem

1221 (51.5)

2817 (36.2)

 

 Not big problem

1151 (48.5)

4963 (63.8)

 

Access to healthcare

  

< 0.001*

 Big problem

113 (4.8)

251 (3.2)

 

 Not big problem

2259 (95.2)

7529 (96.8)

 

Pregnancy wanted

  

< 0.001*

 No

368 (15.5)

762 (9.8)

 

 Later

784 (33.1)

2633 (33.8)

 

 Then

1220 (51.4)

4385 (56.4)

 
  1. aWorking status had 7 missing values.
  2. * Significant at p-value < 0.05