Table 3.

Characteristics of the study participants included in the analysis (n=1,928)

	First data collection stage		Second data collection stage
	Control facilities	Intervention facilities	Control facilities	Intervention facilities
	n=410 (Group A)	n=640 (Group B)	n=338 (Group C)	n=540 (Group D)
Health center
Kidira	148	–	105	–
Koumpentoum	(Excluded)	–	(Excluded)	–
Makacolibantang	182	–	105	–
Saraya	80	–	128	–
Bakel	–	186	–	169
Dianké Makha	–	105	–	90
Goudiry	–	180	–	106
Kédougou	–	169	–	175
Respondent	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Patient	59.5	50.9	52.1	65.4
Caretaker	40.5	49.1	47.9	34.6
Sex of respondent
Male	24.6	26.1	34.6	23.7
Female	75.1	73.9	65.1	76.1
Missing	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2
Age of respondent
18 to <25 years	32.9	36.4	37.0	37.4
25 to <35 years	36.8	35.6	41.4	35.2
35 to <45 years	14.6	16.3	14.2	13.2
≥45 years	12.7	11.7	7.4	14.3
Service unit visited
Maternity	8.3	6.1	5.9	13.7
Outpatient medical clinic	4.9	9.7	7.1	6.5
Outpatient nurse clinic	43.4	36.3	38.8	39.4
Prenatal care	16.6	18.3	18.9	20.6
Inpatient ward	6.6	9.1	10.7	6.1
Family planning	12.9	4.2	2.4	5.6
Immunization	7.3	16.4	16.3	8.2
Means of transportation used to visit the facility
Personal vehicle or motorbike	21.2	26.4	34.3	29.4
Public transport	24.9	36.7	14.5	34.4
By walk or bicycle	53.9	36.9	51.2	36.1
Visiting the facility first time	9.5	14.5	19.2	17.6
Paid money for the service	81.5	89.1	92.6	88.3
How long living in the current residence?
<5 years	18.8	23.0	24.3	26.1
5 to <10 years	9.8	10.9	9.8	11.9
10 to <20 years	22.4	21.1	20.7	17.8
20 to <30 years	23.2	25.5	23.4	21.5
≥30 years	25.9	19.5	21.9	22.8
Marital status
Married	84.9	84.8	85.2	89.6
Single	10.0	10.0	12.1	8.3
Divorced	1.7	2.2	1.2	0.7
Widowed	3.4	3.0	1.5	1.3
Any formal education attended	30.5	38.3	40.2	36.7
Occupation of household head
Informal sector	70.0	59.7	80.8	70.6
Formal sector	14.2	20.3	13.9	14.4
Working abroad	9.0	12.2	4.7	12.6
Not working	2.4	5.5	0.0	1.3
Other	4.4	2.3	0.6	1.1