Characteristics | Access to maternal health services | Antenatal visits for pregnancy | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | P-value | χ2 | 1 to 4 | 5+ | P-value | χ2 | |
(n =173) | (n =94) | (n =156) | (n =111) | |||||
Age | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.0** | 14.3 | ||||
15-19 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 69.2 | 30.8 | ||||
20-24 | 66.0 | 34.0 | 75.5 | 24.5 | ||||
25-29 | 62.9 | 37.1 | 62.9 | 37.1 | ||||
30-34 | 64.1 | 35.9 | 54.7 | 45.3 | ||||
35-39 | 61.2 | 38.8 | 44.9 | 55.1 | ||||
40 and above | 76.9 | 23.1 | 42.3 | 57.7 | ||||
Marital status | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ||||
Married | 65.5 | 34.5 | 60.0 | 40.0 | ||||
Not married | 64.6 | 35.4 | 58.0 | 42.0 | ||||
Maternal education | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | ||||
None | 62.5 | 37.5 | 75.0 | 25.0 | ||||
Primary | 71.4 | 28.6 | 55.1 | 44.9 | ||||
Secondary | 62.8 | 37.2 | 57.4 | 42.6 | ||||
Tertiary | 68.2 | 31.8 | 68.2 | 31.8 | ||||
Occupation | 0.0*** | 13.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 | ||||
None | 61.1 | 38.9 | 52.8 | 47.2 | ||||
Housewife | 80.0 | 20.0 | 53.3 | 46.7 | ||||
Self-employed | 69.2 | 30.8 | 74.4 | 25.6 | ||||
Government employee | 12.5 | 87.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||||
Private employee | 74.3 | 25.7 | 65.7 | 34.3 | ||||
Living on social grants | 66.1 | 33.9 | 56.5 | 43.5 | ||||
Residential area | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||
Within Mdantsane | 62.3 | 37.7 | 56.9 | 43.1 | ||||
Outside Mdantsane | 69.0 | 31.0 | 61.0 | 39.0 | ||||
Distance to hospital/health facility | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||
More than 20 km | 68.1 | 31.9 | 60.2 | 39.8 | ||||
Less than 20 km | 62.3 | 37.7 | 57.1 | 42.9 | ||||
Financial difficulties | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||||
Difficult | 66.1 | 33.9 | 58.3 | 41.7 | ||||
Not difficult | 57.8 | 42.2 | 60.9 | 39.1 | ||||
Did not try to find/get money | 81.8 | 18.2 | 45.5 | 54.5 | ||||
Means of travelling/transport | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ||||
Walk | 55.6 | 44.4 | 38.9 | 61.1 | ||||
Public transport | 64.1 | 35.9 | 59.3 | 40.7 | ||||
Private transport | 83.3 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 33.3 | ||||
Cultural factors | 0.0* | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||||
Yes | 25.0 | 75.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | ||||
No | 66.7 | 33.3 | 58.0 | 42.0 | ||||
Did you find the health care information useful? | 0.0* | 22.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||||
Yes | 41.2 | 58.8 | 57.4 | 42.6 | ||||
No | 72.9 | 27.1 | 58.8 | 41.2 | ||||
Knowledge of maternal services offered | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||||
Yes | 62.3 | 37.7 | 58.3 | 41.7 | ||||
No | 77.3 | 22.7 | 59.1 | 40.9 | ||||
Medical aid | 0.0* | 26.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ||||
Yes | 10.5 | 89.5 | 52.6 | 47.4 | ||||
No | 69.0 | 31.0 | 58.9 | 41.1 |