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Table 3 Distance of health facility from household and means of transportation to health facility
| Variables |
Q1 most poor N = 85 n (%) |
Q2 poor N = 84 n (%) |
Q3 average N = 85 n (%) |
Q4 rich N = 84 n (%) | Q1:Q4 | X2 (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance of health facility (km) | ||||||
| <5 | 27 (31.8) | 25 (29.8) | 39 (45.9) | 36 (42.9) | 0.75 | 4.385 (0.036) |
| 5–9 | 33 (38.8) | 41 (48.8) | 30 (35.3) | 29 (34.5) | 1.14 | 1.220 (0.269) |
| 10–15 | 21 (24.7) | 11 (13.1) | 14 (16.5) | 13 (15.5) | 1.62 | 1.746 (0.186) |
| >15 | 4 (4.7) | 7 (8.3) | 2 (2.4) | 6 (7.1) | 0.67 | 0.024 (0.878) |
| Usual means of transport | ||||||
| Trekking | 47 (55.3) | 42 (50.0) | 43 (50.6) | 39 (46.4) | 1.21 | 1.141 (0.285) |
| Commercial bus | 3 (3.5) | 9 (10.7) | 5 (5.9) | 9 (10.7) | 0.33 | 1.665 (0.197) |
| Motor cycle | 31 (36.5) | 31 (36.9) | 32 (37.6) | 23 (27.4) | 1.35 | 1.297 (0.254) |
| Taxi | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | 1 | 0.069 (0.792) |
| Free ride | 3 (3.5) | 1 (1.2) | 4 (4.7) | 1 (1.2) | 3 | 0.198 (0.657) |
| Private car | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (13.1) | 0 | 17.721 (0.00003) |
