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. 2011 Apr;29(2):123–133. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i2.7854

Table 5.

Analysis of background factors and any type of healthcare-use

Background factor Less than 5 years of age 5 years of age and older
Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI) Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI)
Yes No Total Yes No Total
Highest education of caretaker
  No schooling 34 4 38 89.5 (75.2-97.1) 26 4 30 86.7 (69.3-96.2)
  <Primary 271 63 334 81.1 (76.5-85.2) 184 42 226 81.4 (75.7-86.3)
  Primary 610 91 701 87.0 (84.3-89.4) 414 79 493 84.0 (80.4-87.1)
  Secondary 111 10 121 91.7 (85.3-96.0) 70 10 80 87.5 (78.2-93.8)
  Diploma 7 1 8 87.5 (47.3-99.7)
Sex of caretaker
  Male 31 2 33 93.9 (79.8-99.3) 31 0 31 100 (90.8-100.0)
  Female 1,004 167 1,171 85.7 (83.6-87.7) 664 136 800 83.0 (80.2-85.5)
Sex of head of household
  Male 926 147 1,073 86.3 (84.1-88.3) 622 117 739 84.2 (81.3-86.7)
  Female 105 21 126 83.3 (75.7-89.4) 68 19 87 78.2 (68.0-86.3)
Vocational training of caretaker
  No 286 39 325 88.0 (84.0-91.3) 212 30 242 87.6 (82.8-91.5)
  Yes 739 127 866 85.3 (82.8-87.6) 474 105 579 81.9 (78.5-84.9)
Highest education of head of household
  No schooling 9 1 10 90.0 (55.5-99.7) 3 1 4 75.0 (19.4-99.4)
  <Primary 106 22 128 82.8 (75.1-88.9) 54 11 65 83.1 (71.7-91.2)
  Primary 471 84 555 84.9 (81.6-87.7) 310 57 367 84.5 (80.4-88.0)
  Secondary 288 45 333 86.5 (82.3-90.0) 198 47 245 80.8 (75.3-85.6)
  Diploma 12 1 13 92.3 (64.0-99.8) 13 1 14 92.9 (66.1-99.8)
  Bachelor's 4 0 4 100.0 (47.3-100,0) 3 1 4 75.0 (19.4-99.4)
  >Bachelor's 3 0 3 100.0 (36.8-100.0) 4 0 4 100 (47.3-100.0)
Vocational training of head of household
  No 592 94 686 86.3 (83.5-88.8) 394 67 461 85.5 (81.9-88.6)
  Yes 338 63 401 84.3 (80.4-87.7) 225 57 282 79.8 (74.6-84.3)
Head of household self-employed GE 5 days
  No 829 136 965 85.9 (83.6-88.0) 550 118 668 82.3 (79.2-85.2)
  Yes 200 32 232 86.2 (81.1-90.4) 147 18 165 89.1 (83.3-93.4)
Background factor Less than 5 years of age Five years of age and older
Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI) Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI)
  Yes No Total Yes No Total
Head of household self-employed <5 days
  No 931 157 1,088 85.6 (83.3-87.6) 628 121 749 83.8 (81.0-86.4)
  Yes 101 11 112 90.2 (83.1-95.0) 70 15 85 82.4 (72.6-89.8)
Head of household salaried GE 5 days/week
  No 986 163 1,149 85.8 (83.7-87.8) 661 163 824 80.2 (77.3-82.9)
  Yes 46 5 51 90.2 (78.6-96.7) 46 5 51 90.2 (78.6-96.7)
Head of household salaried <5 days/week
  No 1,004 166 1,170 85.8 (83.7-87.8) 679 126 805 84.3 (81.7-86.8)
  Yes 28 2 30 93.3 (77.9-99.2) 19 10 29 65.5 (45.7-82.1)
Head of household unemployed
  No 370 46 416 88.9 (85.5-91.8) 274 43 317 86.4 (82.2-90.0)
  Yes 661 121 782 84.5 (81.8-87.0) 422 93 515 81.9 (78.3-85.2)
Caretaker self-employed 5 days
  No 668 104 772 86.5 (83.9-88.9) 490 94 584 83.9 (80.7-86.8)
  Yes 358 63 421 85.0 (81.3-88.3) 204 41 245 83.3 (78.0-87.7)
Caretaker self-employed <5 days
  No 918 156 1,074 85.5 (83.2-87.5) 620 115 735 84.4 (81.5-86.9)
  Yes 109 11 120 90.8 (84.2-95.3) 74 19 93 79.6 (69.9-87.2)
Caretaker salaried GE 5 days/week
  No 713 112 825 86.4 (83.9-88.7) 466 98 564 82.6 (79.2-85.7)
  Yes 316 55 371 85.2 (81.1-88.6) 230 37 267 86.1 (81.4-90.1)
Caretaker salaried <5 days/week
  No 933 141 1,074 86.9 (84.7-88.8) 631 120 751 84.0 (81.2-86.6)
  Yes 96 26 122 78.7 (70.4-85.6) 65 15 80 81.3 (71.0-89.1)
Caretaker unemployed
  No 972 160 1,132 85.9 (83.7-87.8) 662 124 786 84.2 (81.5-86.7)
  Yes 55 7 62 88.7 (78.1-95.3) 33 11 44 75.0 (59.7-86.8)
Background factor Less than 5 years of age Five years of age and older
Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI) Sought healthcare? Point estimate (%) (95% CI)
  Yes No Total Yes No Total
Time caretaker spends away from kids
  Always at home 609 120 729 83.5 (80.6-86.2) 402 87 489 82.2 (78.5-85.5)
  <1 hour 103 13 116 88.8 (81.6-93.9) 57 12 69 82.6 (71.6-90.7)
  2-4 hours 162 22 184 88.0 (82.5-92.4) 108 17 125 86.4 (79.1-91.9)
  5-7 hours 86 6 92 93.5 (86.3-97.6) 81 9 90 90.0 (81.9-95.3)
  8-10 hours 58 7 65 89.2 (79.1-95.6) 39 9 48 81.3 (67.4-91.1)
  >10 hours 12 1 13 92.3 (64.0-99.8) 11 2 13 84.6 (54.6-98.1)
  Anytime away from home 421 49 470 89.6 (86.5-92.2) 296 49 345 85.8 (81.7-89.3)
Time (months) caretaker spends up country
  Always in Kibera 158 34 192 82.3 (76.1-87.4) 116 26 142 81.7 (74.3-87.7)
  <1 335 47 382 87.7 (84.0-90.8) 272 51 323 84.2 (79.8-88.0)
  1-5 428 68 496 86.3 (82.9-89.2) 248 47 295 84.1 (79.4-88.1)
  6-9 64 11 75 85.3 (75.3-92.4) 32 7 39 82.1 (66.5-92.5)
  >10 44 8 52 84.6 (71.9-93.1) 21 5 26 80.8 (60.6-93.4)
Rent/month (Ksh)
  None, owns home 17 0 17 100 (83.8-100.0) 16 2 18 88.9 (65.3-98.6)
  None, does not pay rent 3 0 3 100 (36.8-100.0) 1 2 3 33.3 (0.8-90.6)
  <200 3 0 3 100 (36.8-100.0) 6 0 6 100 (60.7-100.0)
  300-500 599 96 695 86.2 (83.4-88.7) 374 79 453 82.6 (78.7-85.9)
  600-800 275 49 324 84.9 (80.5-88.6) 185 33 218 84.9 (79.4-89.3)
  900-1,200 96 15 111 86.5 (78.7-92.2) 76 14 90 84.4 (75.3-91.2)
  >12,000 38 6 44 86.4 (72.6-94.8) 35 4 39 89.7 (75.8-97.1)