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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by type of health facility (n = 547), Kaski district, Nepal, 2012

From: Women’s perception of quality of maternity services: a longitudinal survey in Nepal

Characteristic

Birth centre

Public hospital

Private hospital

Total

P*

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n

77

419

51

547

 

Age (years)

    

0.23

15-19

14 (18.1)

55 (13.1)

7 (13.7)

76 (13.9)

 

20-24

41 (53.2)

217 (51.8)

21 (41.2)

279 (51.0)

 

25-40

22 (28.6)

147 (35.1)

23 (45.0)

192 (35.1)

 

Parity

    

0.43

Primipara

37 (48.0)

230 (54.9)

24 (47.0)

292 (53.4)

 

Multipara

40 (52.0)

189 (45.1)

27 (53.0)

255 (46.6)

 

Wealth

    

<0.001

Lowest quintile

46 (60.0)

46 (11.0)

6 (11.8)

99 (18.2)

 

Other quintiles

31 (40.0)

371 (89.0)

45 (88.2)

446 (81.8)

 

Caste

    

0.02

Upper caste

36 (46.7)

235 (56.3)

30 (58.8)

301 (55.2)

 

Janajati

13 (16.8)

100 (24.0)

12 (23.5)

125 (22.9)

 

Lower caste

28 (36.4)

82 (19.7)

9 (17.7)

119 (21.8)

 

Education level

    

0.16

None to primary

25 (32.5)

102 (24.3)

11 (21.5)

138 (25.2)

 

Secondary and above

52 (67.5)

317 (75.7)

40 (78.4 )

409 (74.8)

 

Distance to reach facility

    

<0.001

≤ 30 min

22 (29.5)

254 (60.6)

31 (60.7)

307 (56.1)

 

> 30 min

55 (71.4)

165 (39.4)

20 (39.2)

240 (43.9)

 
  1. *Chi-square test of association with facility type.