Table 2.
Percentage distribution of care seeking behaviour of women who experienced RTIs according to their background characteristics.
| Background characteristics | Sought treatment | Total | X 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage | ||||
| Age of women | |||||
| 18–20 | 11 | 84.6 | 13 | 4.29 | .117 |
| 21–23 | 42 | 80.8 | 52 | ||
| 24 years | 18 | 78.3 | 23 | ||
| Education of women | |||||
| Illiterate | 10 | 76.9 | 13 | 9.34 | .044 |
| Primary education | 18 | 78.3 | 23 | ||
| Secondary education | 38 | 80.9 | 47 | ||
| Higher secondary+ | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | ||
| Occupation of women | |||||
| Nonworkers | 4 | 66.7 | 6 | .067 | .967 |
| Agricultural laborers | 51 | 81.9 | 63 | ||
| Nonagricultural laborers | 16 | 84.2 | 19 | ||
| Standard of living index | |||||
| Low | 39 | 71.9 | 55 | 13.64 | .008 |
| Medium | 31 | 96.9 | 32 | ||
| High | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Age at marriage | |||||
| Less than 18 years | 3 | 60.0 | 5 | 2.29 | .319 |
| 18-19 years | 41 | 77.3 | 53 | ||
| 20-21 years | 23 | 92.0 | 25 | ||
| 22-23 years | 4 | 80.0 | 5 | ||
| Birth order | |||||
| First | 34 | 87.2 | 39 | 8.32 | .015 |
| Second | 33 | 78.6 | 42 | ||
| Third | 4 | 57.1 | 7 | ||
| Exposure to mass media | |||||
| More frequently | 18 | 81.8 | 22 | .024 | .876 |
| Less frequently | 53 | 80.3 | 66 | ||
| Distance to healthcare facility |
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| Within one Km | 11 | 91.7 | 12 | 2.43 | .296 |
| 2-3 Km | 20 | 87.0 | 23 | ||
| 4 or more Km | 40 | 75.5 | 53 | ||
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| Total | 71 | 80.7 | 88 | ||