Factors influencing place of delivery for women in Kenya: an analysis of the Kenya demographic and health survey, 2008/2009

Table 5 Association between distance and main reasons for not delivering at a health facility ¹

		Distance²		p-value³
	Total (n= 2147)	<2 km (n= 777)	≥2 km (n= 1370)
Cost too much	237 (11.3%)	145 (14.6%)	92 (9.3%)	0.008
Facility too far/no transport	774 (36.9%)	361 (33.9%)	413 (38.8%)
Not necessary	430 (20.5%)	211 (20.1%)	219 (20.8%)
Abrupt delivery	382 (18.2%)	201 (19.4%)	180 (17.4%)
Other⁴	275 (13.1%)	128 (12.0%)	146 (13.7%)

¹2008/2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey Data; ² Straight distance of household from the nearest health facility; ³Chi-squared test p value ⁴Facility not open, don't trust facility, not customary , Family did not allow, no female provider and Others.

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