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Table 5 Time spent by pregnant women for waiting and with counselor by the type of health facility

From: Utilization of PMTCT services and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Time spent in minutes

Health facility

Total, n (%)

Health center, n (%)

Hospital, n (%)

Waiting time to see the counselor

   

  Less than 10 minutes

103 (14.5)

20 (18.7)

123 (15.1)

  10-30 minutes

382 (53.8)

44 (41.1)

426 (52.1)

  31-60 minutes

134 (18.9)

23 (21.5)

157 (19.2)

  61-90 minutes

30 (4.1)

4 (3.7)

34 (4.2)

  More than 90 minutes

61 (8.6)

16 (15.0)

77 (9.4)

N

710 (86.9)

107 (13.1)

817 (100.0)

Time spent with counselor

   

  Less than 5 minutes

21 (2.9)

2 (1.9)

23 (2.8)

  5-10 minutes

500 (70.2)

63 (58.9)

563 (68.7)

  11-30 minutes

186 (26.1)

40 (37.4)

226 (27.6)

  More than 30 minutes

5 (0.7)

2 (1.9)

7 (0.9)

N

730 (87.4)

105 (12.6)

819 (100.0)

Amount of time spent during the visit

   

  Too long

112 (15.3)

32 (29.4)

144 (17.1)

  Reasonable (just right)

443 (60.4)

45 (41.3)

488 (57.9)

  Too short

179 (24.4)

32 (29.4)

211 (25.0)

N

734 (87.1)

109 (12.9)

843 (100.0)