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Table 3 Percent distribution of reasons for non-use of a PHC facility for antenatal and delivery care - Number of responses (%)

From: Predictors of women’s utilization of primary health care for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria

 

Antenatal care

Delivery care

Reason

All

Esan South East LGA

Etsako East LGA

All

Esan South East LGA

Etsako East LGA

(n = 97)

(n = 21)

(n = 76)

(n = 532)

(n = 243)

(n = 289)

Cost too much

7(7.2)

0(0.0)

7(9.2)

48(9.0)

14(5.8)

34(11.8)

Facility not open

12(12.3)

0(0.0)

11(14.5)

46(8.6)

4(1.6)

42(14.5)

No provider in the Facility

17(17.5)

3(14.3)

14(18.4)

64(12.0)

26(10.7)

38(13.1)

Facility too far

8(8.2)

2(9.5)

6(7.9)

62(11.7)

33(13.6)

29(10.0)

No transport to Facility

5(5.2)

0(0.0)

5(6.6)

21(3.9)

8(3.3)

13(4.5)

Poor quality service

17(17.5)

10(47.6)

7(9.2)

104(19.5)

67(27.6)

37(12.8)

Husband did not allow

10(10.3)

3(14.3)

7(9.2)

27(5.1)

10(4.1)

17(5.9)

Family did not allow

4(4.1)

2(9.5)

2(2.6)

9(1.7)

5(2.1)

4(1.4)

No time because baby came suddenly

33(6.3)

13(5.3)

20(6.9)

My culture forbids

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

5(0.9)

0(0.0)

5(1.7)

No Security

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

2(0.4)

1(0.4)

1(0.3)

No PHC facility

4(4.1)

0(0.0)

4(5.3)

20(3.8)

1(0.4)

19(6.6)

Prefer home delivery/TBA

2(2.1)

0(0.0)

2(2.6)

Choice

5(0.9)

5(2.1)

0(0.0)

Had complications

2(0.4)

2(0.8)

0(0.0)

Dislike PHC

8(1.5)

4(1.6)

4(1.4)

Referred

5(0.9)

5(2.1)

0(0.0)

aOther

12(12.4)

1(4.8)

11(14.5)

71(13.3)

45(18.5)

26(9.0)

Test of proportions

p = 0.0001

p = 0.3889

  1. aOther includes reasons such as dislike for injection/hospital, no money, nothing, and fear among others