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. 2012 Jul 31;12:93.

Table 2.

Selected characteristics of the respondents interviewed

Variable/ Category n 95% Confidence Interval
Lower limit Upper Limit Proportion
Number of rooms
1 room 247 53.1 62.7 58
2-3 rooms 142 28.9 38 33.3
More than 3 rooms 37 11.8 11.8 8.7
Household size
1 to 3 227 48.4 58.1 53.3
4 to 6 161 33.1 42.6 37.8
More than 6 38 6.4 12.04 8.9
Level of income (Kshs)
Below 3000 67 12.4 19.5 15.7
3001-6000 104 20.4 28.8 24.4
6001-9000 84 16.04 23.8 19.7
Above 9000 132 26.6 35.6 31
None 39 6.6 12.3 9.2
Mode of transport
Foot 151 30.9 40.2 35.4
Bus/Matatu 262 56.7 66.1 61.5
Own vehicle 13 1.6 5.2 3.1
Distance to facility
Less than 1km 194 40.7 50.4 45.5
1-2 km 161 33.2 42.6 37.8
More than 2 km 71 13.3 20.6 16.7
Cost of visit to health facilities (Kshs)
Less than 100 359 80.5 87.6 84.3
100-200 24 3.6 8.3 5.6
more than 300 43 7.4 13.4 10.1