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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of women visiting ANC at Lalogi hospital for the first time in the current pregnancy, 2009

From: Losing women along the path to safe motherhood: why is there such a gap between women’s use of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance? A mixed methods study in northern Uganda

 

Frequency

Percent

Age (n = 136)*

  

  15–19

19

14.0

  20–24

40

29.4

  25–29

38

27.9

  30–34

26

19.1

  35–45

13

9.6

Education (n = 136)*

  

  Woman’s education

  

   No formal education

26

19.1

   Incomplete primary

90

66.2

   Completed primary

17

12.2

   Some secondary (or above)

03

2.2

  Husband’s education

  

   No formal education

10

7.4

   Incomplete primary

50

36.8

   Completed primary

34

25.0

   Some secondary (or above)

42

30.9

Ethnic group (n = 136)*

  

  Acholi

69

50.7

  Langi

67

49.3

Distance to nearest health facility offering delivery services (n = 113)*

  

  <2 km

14

12.4

  2–<3 km

21

18.6

  3–5 km

39

34.5

  >5 km

39

34.5

Time to reach nearest health facility offering delivery services (n = 119)*

  

  <2 h

42

35.3

  2–3 h

65

54.6

  >3 h

12

10.1

Time to reach Lalogi health facility (n = 132)*

  

  <= 1 h

31

22.3

  >1–3 h

82

59.0

  >3 h

19

13.7

Cost of reaching nearest delivery care site (n = 100)**

  

  0–1,000

22

22.0

  1,001–2000

23

23.0

  2,001–3,000

23

23.0

  3,001–5,000

21

21.0

  >5,000–15,000

11

11.0

  1. * n < 139 because of missing values
  2. ** 1000 UGX = $0.5 USD