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Table 1 Univariate and bivariate distributions by delivery facility, N = 1,020

From: Examining socioeconomic status disparities in facility-based childbirth in Kenya: role of perceived need, accessibility, and quality of care

Participant characteristics

Total

Home/Other

Health Facility

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P-value

 

1020

148 (15)

872 (85)

 

Age

   

0.005

  15 to 19 years

174 (17)

16 (9)

158 (91)

 

  20 to 29 years

592 (58)

81 (14)

511 (86)

 

  30 to 48 years

254 (25)

51 (20)

203 (80)

 

Marital Status

   

0.911

  Not Married

217 (21)

32 (15)

185 (85)

 

  Currently Married

803 (79)

116 (14)

687 (86)

 

Parity (No. of prior births)

   

< 0.001

  0 to 1 prior births

314 (31)

28 (9)

286 (91)

 

  2 to 3 prior births

397 (39)

48 (12)

349 (88)

 

  4 + prior births

309 (30)

72 (23)

237 (77)

 

Prior facility delivery

   

0.319

  No

389 (38)

51 (13)

338 (87)

 

  Yes

631 (62)

97 (15)

534 (85)

 

Household Wealth Quintile

   

< 0.001

  Poorest

247 (24)

58 (24)

189 (76)

 

  Poorer

231 (23)

43 (19)

188 (81)

 

  Middle

158 (16)

24 (15)

134 (85)

 

  Richer

188 (18)

17 (9)

171 (91)

 

  Richest

196 (19)

6 (3)

190 (97)

 

Highest education

   

< 0.001

  No school/Primary

616 (61)

124 (20)

492 (80)

 

  Post-primary/vocational/Secondary

289 (28)

21 (7)

268 (93)

 

  University/ college or above

115 (11)

3 (3)

112 (97)

 

Literacy: reading and writing very well

   

< 0.001

  No

241 (24)

59 (25)

182 (75)

 

  Yes

779 (76)

89 (11)

690 (89)

 

Paid Employment

   

0.001

  No

782 (77)

129 (17)

653 (83)

 

  Yes

238 (23)

19 (8)

219 (92)

 

Partner Occupation

   

< 0.001

  Agricultural labor/Casual labor

393 (38)

70 (18)

323 (82)

 

  Salaried worker

156 (15)

6 (4)

150 (96)

 

  Self-employed in petty trade/small scale industry

229 (23)

35 (15)

194 (85)

 

  Unemployed/homemaker/Other

29 (3)

6 (21)

23 (79)

 

  No partner

213 (21)

31 (15)

182 (85)

 

Perceived Need Score, mean (SD)

  Median (min-max)

16.7 (2.7)

17.0 (4.0–20.0)

16.4 (2.7)

17.0 (7.0–20.0)

16.8 (2.7)

17.0 (4.0–20.0)

0.131

Perceived Financial Access Score, mean (SD)

  median (min-max)

2.6 (1.2)

2.6 (0.0–6.0)

2.3 (1.1)

2.0 (0.0–5.0)

2.7 (1.2)

3.0 (0.0–6.0)

< 0.001

Perceived Physical Access Score, mean (SD)

median (min-max)

3.3 (1.5)

4.0 (0.0–6.0)

2.6 (1.5)

3.0 (0.0–6.0)

3.5 (1.4)

4.0 (0.0–6.0)

< 0.001

Perceived Provision of Care Score, mean (SD)

  median (min-max)

10.8 (2.4)

11.0 (1.0–16.0)

9.8 (3.0)

10.0 (1.0–16.0)

11.0 (2.3)

11.0 (2.0–16.0)

< 0.001

Perceived Experience of Care Score, mean (SD)

  median (min-max)

25.0 (7.9)

25.0 (0.0–39.0)

23.2 (8.8)

23.5 (5.0–39.0)

25.3 (7.7sta

26.0 (0.0–39.0)

0.004