Table 2 Health services utilization status by independent variables
Variable | Maternal health services use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not utilized | Partially utilized | Adequately utilized | Total | P value | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Â | |
4,677 (21.6) | 14,731 (67.9) | 2,276 (10.5) | 21,684 (100.0) | Â | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–24 | 1,319 (24.5) | 3,657 (68.0) | 399 (7.4) | 5,375 (100.0) |  |
25–34 | 2,001 (19.6) | 7,070 (69.0) | 1,165 (11.4) | 10,236 (100.0) |  |
35+ | 1,357 (22.3) | 4,004 (65.9) | 712 (11.7) | 6,073 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 3,706 (38.9) | 5,623 (59.1) | 191 (2.0) | 9,520 (100.0) | Â |
Primary | 485 (14.3) | 2,566 (75.5) | 346 (10.2) | 3,397 (100.0) | Â |
Secondary/higher | 486 (5.5) | 6,542 (74.6) | 1,739 (19.8) | 8,767 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 95 (15.8) | 429 (71.4) | 77 (12.8) | 601 (100.0) | Â |
Ever married | 4,582 (21.7) | 14,302 (67.8) | 2,199 (10.4) | 21,083 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Household wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest | 2,142 (42.7) | 2,771 (55.2) | 109 (2.1) | 5,022 (100.0) | Â |
Poorer | 1,443 (29.5) | 3,203 (65.4) | 251 (5.1) | 4,897 (100.0) | Â |
Middle | 684 (15.0) | 3,368 (73.8) | 514 (11.2) | 4,566 (100.0) | Â |
Richer | 315 (7.9) | 2,992 (74.9) | 687 (17.2) | 3,994 (100.0) | Â |
Richest | 93 (2.9) | 2,397 (74.8) | 715 (22.3) | 3,205 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not working | 2,165 (31.1) | 4,375 (62.9) | 420 (6.0) | 6,960 (100.0) | Â |
Working | 2,512 (17.1) | 10,356 (70.3) | 1,856 (12.6) | 14,724 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Preceding birth interval | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 24 months | 861 (23.8) | 2,405 (66.4) | 356 (9.8) | 3,622 (100.0) |  |
24 months and above | 3,217 (22.4) | 9,728 (67.8) | 1,395 (9.7) | 14,340 (100.0) | 0.202 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 683 (8.9) | 5,577 (72.9) | 1,391 (18.2) | 7,651 (100.0) | Â |
Rural | 3,994 (28.5) | 9,154 (65.2) | 885 (6.3) | 14,033 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
North central | 814 (21.0) | 2,668 (68.9) | 391 (10.1) | 3,873 (100.0) | Â |
North east | 1,093 (24.3) | 3,229 (71.9) | 171 (3.8) | 4,493 (100.0) | Â |
North west | 2,201 (34.9) | 3,987 (63.2) | 120 (1.9) | 6,308 (100.0) | Â |
South east | 61 (2.7) | 1,452 (63.0) | 792 (34.3) | 2,305 (100.0) | Â |
South south | 400 (18.5) | 1,637 (75.6) | 129 (5.9) | 2,166 (100.0) | Â |
South west | 108 (4.3) | 1,758 (69.2) | 673 (26.5) | 2,539 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Media exposure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not exposed | 3,072 (36.2) | 5,118 (60.3) | 297 (3.5) | 8,487 (100.0) | Â |
Exposed | 1,605 (12.2) | 9,613 (72.8) | 1,979 (15.0) | 13,197 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Getting permission to use health service | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A problem | 1,106 (41.7) | 1,424 (53.7) | 120 (4.5) | 2,650 (100.0) | Â |
Not a problem | 3,571 (18.8) | 13,307 (69.9) | 2,156 (11.3) | 19,034 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Getting money for treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A problem | 2,923 (27.2) | 6,894 (64.1) | 931 (8.7) | 10,748 (100.0) | Â |
Not a problem | 1,754 (16.0) | 7,837 (71.7) | 1,345 (12.3) | 10,936 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Distance to health facility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A problem | 2,160 (33.6) | 3,825 (59.5) | 446 (6.9) | 6,431 (100.0) | Â |
Not a problem | 2,517 (16.5) | 10,906 (71.5) | 1,830 (12.0) | 15,253 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Not willing to go to health facility alone | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A problem | 1,287 (36.2) | 2,035 (57.3) | 230 (6.5) | 3,552 (100.0) | Â |
Not a problem | 3,390 (18.7) | 12,696 (70.0) | 2,046 (11.3) | 17,342 (100.0) | < 0.001 |