Table 4.
Constraints for formal health careseeking for three situations contributing to neonatal deaths, 2007–2010, Niger
| Pregnancy complications | Health facility delivery | Newborn illness | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
65 sought formal care |
90 did not seek formal care |
127 delivered at a facility |
326 did not deliver at a facility |
118 sought formal care |
202 did not seek formal care |
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|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
|
Constraints: | ||||||||||||
| Did not think she/the baby was sick enough to need health care |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.9 |
0 |
0.2 |
4 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
8.3 |
| No one available to go with her |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
8 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.3 |
| Too much time from her regular duties |
1 |
1.7 |
1 |
1.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Someone else had to decide |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6.6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2.1 |
| Too far to travel |
3 |
4.7 |
12 |
12.9 |
2 |
1.3 |
49 |
15.0 |
10 |
8.5 |
18 |
8.8 |
| No transportation available |
1 |
1.7 |
9 |
10.4 |
3 |
2.4 |
43 |
13.1 |
12 |
10.2 |
17 |
8.4 |
| Cost (transport, health care, other) |
3 |
5.1 |
13 |
14.4 |
5 |
3.9 |
17 |
5.3 |
4 |
3.0 |
6 |
3.0 |
| Not satisfied with available health care |
2 |
2.4 |
1 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2.1 |
2 |
1.4 |
2 |
1.2 |
| Symptom(s) required traditional care |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.8 |
| Thought she/baby was too sick to travel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
| Thought she/baby will die despite care |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2.9 |
| Was late at night (transportation or provider not available) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
0.6 |
5 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
| Fears exposure to male health provider |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4.0 |
1 |
1.1 |
21 |
6.3 |
1 |
1.0 |
3 |
1.3 |
|
Total careseekers: |
6 |
8.8 |
26 |
28.7 |
7 |
5.7 |
89 |
27.3 |
16 |
13.6 |
44 |
21.8 |
| Total constraints: | 10 | 52 | 12 | 163 | 30 | 80 | ||||||