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Table 2 Characteristics of the complete sample by study arm during the follow-up survey (2014–15)

From: Effects of a participatory community quality improvement strategy on improving household and provider health care behaviors and practices: a propensity score analysis

Sample characteristics

 

Comparison

Intervention

p-value

%

N

%

N

Age group

15–19

8

74

9

38

0.230

20–24

26

254

31

126

 

25–34

51

501

46

186

 

35–49

16

160

15

59

 

Education

Cannot read

59

584

47

193

0.009

Primary

23

224

24

100

 

Higher

18

182

28

116

 

Marital status

Other

2

17

3

11

0.247

In union

98

973

97

397

 

Number of children

1

26

253

31

124

0.104

2

15

150

19

79

 

3

16

155

15

60

 

4+

44

431

35

144

 

Religion

Orthodox

52

519

57

233

0.835

Protestant

27

270

23

93

 

Muslim

19

192

20

80

 

Other

1

9

1

2

 

Wealth quintile

Lowest

18

182

17

71

0.020

Second

19

192

18

71

 

Middle

23

223

12

50

 

Fourth

23

228

24

96

 

Highest

17

166

29

120

 

Distance to any health facility

< 30 min

46

457

60

243

0.003

30 to 59 min

37

361

32

129

 

1+ hours

17

172

9

36

 

Region

Tigray

18

175

17

71

0.953

Amhara

25

250

29

117

 

Oromia

24

241

20

81

 

SNNP

33

324

34

140

 

HEW density (population per HEW in kebele)

2,499

41

408

26

107

0.120

2,500 to 3,499

22

215

42

171

 

3,500 to 4,999

25

251

21

86

 

5,000+

12

115

11

44

 

Total

 

100

990

100

408

 
  1. HEW health extension worker, SNNP Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples