Table 2.
Accessibility to SCD care services
| Accessibility Item | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Easy or difficulty accessing a facility | ||
| Very difficult | 4 | 1.6 |
| Difficult | 128 | 51.6 |
| Easy | 110 | 44.4 |
| Very easy | 6 | 2.4 |
| Availability of facility with SCD care | ||
| Not available at all | 2 | 0.8 |
| Limited | 210 | 84.7 |
| Somewhat available | 25 | 10.1 |
| Available | 11 | 4.4 |
| Proximity to a health facility | ||
| Very far | 11 | 4.5 |
| Far | 170 | 68.5 |
| Close | 65 | 26.2 |
| Very close | 2 | 0.8 |
| Time to facility | ||
| Very long | 45 | 18.2 |
| Long | 137 | 55.2 |
| Short | 64 | 25.8 |
| Very short | 2 | 0.8 |
| Affordability of SCD service | ||
| Very expensive | 20 | 8.1 |
| Expensive | 194 | 78.2 |
| Affordable | 34 | 13.7 |
| Frequency of meeting SCD-trained health professionals | ||
| Seldom | 13 | 5.2 |
| Sometimes | 118 | 47.6 |
| Most times | 102 | 41.2 |
| Always | 15 | 6.0 |