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. 2018 Mar 19;13(3):e0194103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194103

Table 4. Perceived barriers to access health center among ANC4+ achievers and non-achievers.

Perceived barrier Overall (n = 377) Achievers (n = 123) Non-achievers (n = 254)
n % n % n % p-value
Financial barrier
 No money 300 79.6 91 74.0 209 82.3 0.061
Transportation barrier
 No transportation 267 70.8 70 56.9 197 77.6 <0.001
Geographical/Environmental barrier
 Too far 312 82.8 95 77.2 217 85.4 0.048
 Bumpy road 267 70.8 81 65.9 186 73.2 0.140
 Dust 266 70.6 85 69.1 181 71.3 0.667
 Undulation of the road 250 66.3 72 58.5 178 70.1 0.026
 Rain 216 57.3 66 53.7 150 59.1 0.321
 Forest/bush 89 23.6 25 20.4 64 25.2 0.296
 Flood 63 16.7 22 17.5 41 16.1 0.670
Health-related barrier
 Fetal movement 248 65.8 76 61.8 172 67.7 0.255
 Felt tired 245 65.0 75 61.0 170 66.9 0.256
 Headache 218 57.8 64 52.0 154 60.6 0.279
 Vomiting 203 53.8 66 53.7 137 53.9 0.959
 Abdominal pain 162 43.0 44 35.8 118 46.5 0.049
 Blurry vision 122 32.4 37 30.1 85 33.5 0.510
 Edema 94 24.9 24 19.5 70 27.6 0.090
 Vaginal bleeding 13 3.4 4 3.3 9 3.5 0.574
Facility-related barrier
 Long waiting time 175 46.4 64 52.0 111 43.7 0.128
 Inconvenient service hour 131 34.7 48 39.0 83 32.7 0.225
 Not wanting to be scolded 91 24.1 27 22.0 64 25.2 0.490
 Afraid to go 90 23.9 19 15.4 71 28.0 0.008
 Good service not available 46 12.2 10 8.1 36 14.2 0.093
 Didn’t know where to go 39 10.3 6 4.9 33 13.0 0.015
 No female doctor 29 7.7 5 4.1 24 9.4 0.066
Family-related barrier
 Difficult to leave elder children (achiever = 78, non-achiever = 159) 77 32.5 23 29.5 54 34.0 0.489
 No one can accompany 76 20.2 12 9.8 64 25.2 <0.001
 No support from husband 57 15.1 14 11.4 43 16.9 0.159
 No support from mother-in-law 39 10.3 13 10.6 26 10.2 0.921