Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by type of health facility (n = 547), Kaski district, Nepal, 2012
| Characteristic |
Birth centre |
Public hospital |
Private hospital |
Total |
P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| n |
77 |
419 |
51 |
547 |
|
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
0.23 |
| 15-19 |
14 (18.1) |
55 (13.1) |
7 (13.7) |
76 (13.9) |
|
| 20-24 |
41 (53.2) |
217 (51.8) |
21 (41.2) |
279 (51.0) |
|
| 25-40 |
22 (28.6) |
147 (35.1) |
23 (45.0) |
192 (35.1) |
|
| Parity |
|
|
|
|
0.43 |
| Primipara |
37 (48.0) |
230 (54.9) |
24 (47.0) |
292 (53.4) |
|
| Multipara |
40 (52.0) |
189 (45.1) |
27 (53.0) |
255 (46.6) |
|
| Wealth |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Lowest quintile |
46 (60.0) |
46 (11.0) |
6 (11.8) |
99 (18.2) |
|
| Other quintiles |
31 (40.0) |
371 (89.0) |
45 (88.2) |
446 (81.8) |
|
| Caste |
|
|
|
|
0.02 |
| Upper caste |
36 (46.7) |
235 (56.3) |
30 (58.8) |
301 (55.2) |
|
| Janajati |
13 (16.8) |
100 (24.0) |
12 (23.5) |
125 (22.9) |
|
| Lower caste |
28 (36.4) |
82 (19.7) |
9 (17.7) |
119 (21.8) |
|
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
0.16 |
| None to primary |
25 (32.5) |
102 (24.3) |
11 (21.5) |
138 (25.2) |
|
| Secondary and above |
52 (67.5) |
317 (75.7) |
40 (78.4 ) |
409 (74.8) |
|
| Distance to reach facility |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| ≤ 30 min |
22 (29.5) |
254 (60.6) |
31 (60.7) |
307 (56.1) |
|
| > 30 min | 55 (71.4) | 165 (39.4) | 20 (39.2) | 240 (43.9) |
*Chi-square test of association with facility type.