Table 2.
Availability and Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities Among Study Population in Shashemene Town and Shashemene Woreda
| Variables | ST | SW | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 430 n (% of N) ± SE |
N = 440 n (% of N) ± SE |
N = 870 n (% of N) ± SE |
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| HCF near to your HH | ||||
| Health post | 88 (20.47) ± 6.08 | 229 (52.05) ± 4.67 | 317 (36.44) ± 3.83 | <.0001 |
| Health center | 374 (86.98) ± 2.46 | 418 (95.00) ± 1.51 | 792 (91.03) ± 1.44 | <.0001 |
| District/rural hospital | 101 (23.49) ± 5.97 | 106 (24.09) ± 5.88 | 207 (23.79) ± 4.19 | .8347 |
| Provincial hospital | 33 (7.67) ± 6.55 | 21 (4.77) ± 6.58 | 54 (6.21) ± 4.65 | .0761 |
| Private clinic/hospital | 221 (51.40) ± 4.75 | 157 (35.68) ± 5.41 | 378 (43.45) ± 3.61 | <.0001 |
| Mode of transportation | .0006 | |||
| Private transportation | 33 (7.67) ± 6.55 | 9 (2.05) ± 6.68 | 42 (4.83) ± 4.68 | |
| Public transportation | 318 (73.95) ± 3.48 | 343 (77.95) ± 3.17 | 661 (75.98) ± 2.35 | |
| Walking | 77 (17.91) ± 6.18 | 87 (19.77) ± 6.04 | 164 (18.85) ± 4.32 | |
| Bicycle | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 2 (0.23) ± 4.79 | |
| Othera | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 0 | 1 (0.11) ± 4.69 | |
| Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travel time | <.0001 | |||
| <30 min | 247 (57.44) ± 4.45 | 117 (26.59) ± 5.78 | 364 (41.84) ± 3.66 | |
| 30 to <60 min | 174 (40.47) ± 5.26 | 265 (60.23) ± 4.25 | 439 (50.46) ± 3.37 | |
| 1 to <2 h | 6 (1.40) ± 6.78 | 41 (9.32) ± 6.42 | 47 (5.40) ± 4.66 | |
| 2 to <3 h | 2 (0.47) ± 6.84 | 11 (2.50) ± 6.65 | 13 (1.49) ± 4.75 | |
| 3 to <5 h | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 0 | 1 (0.11) ± 4.69 | |
| More than 5 h | 0 | 5 (1.14) ± 6.72 | 5 (0.57) ± 4.76 | |
| Don‘t know | 0 | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 1 (0.11) ± 4.69 | |
| Travel cost (ETB [USD]) | <.0001 | |||
| <5 [0.089] | 118 (27.44) ± 5.81 | 36 (8.18) ± 6.46 | 154 (17.70) ± 4.35 | |
| 5 to <30 [0.53] | 283 (65.81) ± 3.99 | 247 (56.14) ± 4.46 | 530 (60.92) ± 3.00 | |
| 30 to <90 [1.60] | 13 (3.02) ± 6.71 | 94 (21.36) ± 5.98 | 107 (12.30) ± 4.49 | |
| 90 to <160 [2.84] | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 12 (2.73) ± 6.65 | 13 (1.49) ± 4.75 | |
| 160 to <300 [5.33] | 0 | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 1 (0.11) ± 4.69 | |
| More than 300 | 0 | 1 (0.23) ± 6.77 | 1 (0.11) ± 4.69 | |
| Don‘t know | 15 (3.49) ± 6.7 | 49 (11.14) ± 6.36 | 64 (7.36) ± 4.62 | |
| Travel distance | N = 429 | N = 440 | N = 869 | <.0001 |
| <500 m | 59 (13.75) ± 6.34 | 21 (4.77) ± 6.58 | 80 (9.21) ± 4.57 | |
| 500 m to <1.0 km | 210 (48.95) ± 4.88 | 67 (15.23) ± 6.21 | 277 (31.88) ± 3.96 | |
| 1.0 to <2.0 km | 102 (23.78) ± 5.96 | 103 (23.41) ± 5.90 | 205 (23.59) ± 4.19 | |
| 2.0 to <3.0 km | 40 (9.32) ± 6.50 | 74 (16.82) ± 6.15 | 114 (13.12) ± 4.47 | |
| 3.0 to <4.0 km | 12 (2.80) ± 6.73 | 50 (11.36) ± 6.35 | 62 (7.13) ± 4.62 | |
| More than 4.0 km | 6 (1.40) ± 6.78 | 114 (25.91) ± 5.81 | 120 (13.81) ± 4.45 | |
| Don‘t know | 0 | 11 (2.50) ± 6.65 | 11 (1.27) ± 4.77 |
Abbreviations: ETB, Ethiopian Birr; HH, household; HCF, healthcare facility; ST, Shashemene Town; SW, Shashemene Woreda; SE, Standard Error.
The bold values refer to the total number of respondents for this variable (travel distance).
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