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. 2017 Dec 21;95(1):1–12. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0212-8

Table 4.

Quality comparison of MLE facility visited and MLE facility bypassed for each service received stratified by poor and non-poor

Women who reported a facility delivery in the past 2 years at endline Poor bypass N = 325 Non-poor bypass N = 377
Facility visited Nearest facility Facility visited Nearest facility
Mean distance to facility offering delivery (km) 12.4 2.0§ 7.9 1.3§
Facility quality index
 Lowest 0.3 5.2 0.0 4.8§
 Low 0.3 18.6 0.0 15.3
 Middle 3.7 6.4 8.3 6.4
 High 12.8 29.8 9.0 31.5
 Highest 83.1 40.0 82.8 42.0
Percent public facility 87.1 36.1 66.6 37.1
Percent public hospital 76.8 1.7§ 63.1 9.6§
Percent private facility 12.9 63.9 33.4 62.9
Women using facility-based contraception at endline Poor bypass N = 663 Non-poor bypass N = 564
Facility visited Nearest facility Facility visited Nearest facility
Mean distance to facility offering facility-based methods (km) 5.5 km 1.2 km§ 6.9 km 0.9 km§
Facility quality index, %
 Lowest 3.3 28.7§ 3.7 25.4**
 Low 7.8 21.5 7.4 19.3
 Middle 17.0 11.5 17.2 13.6
 High 22.6 21.7 16.8 22.1
 Highest 49.3 16.5 54.8 19.7
Percent public facility 82.0 18.6§ 74.0 23.4
Percent public hospital 46.5 1.2** 47.0 2.1§
Percent private facility 18.1 81.4§ 26.0 76.6
Percent private offer some free methods 3.2 10.0 3.1 7.0**
Mean total facility-based methods offered 3.4 2.6§ 3.5 2.6§
Percent facility-based method stockout past year 29.0 17.5 31.2 25.3
Women who reported a child health visit in the past 3 months at endline Poor bypass N = 497 Non-poor bypass N = 443
Facility visited Nearest facility Facility visited Nearest facility
Mean distance to facility offering child health services (km) 5.4 km 1.2 km§ 6.3 km 1.0 km§
Facility quality index
 Lowest 7.8 22.8 8.9 21.8
 Low 7.0 26.6 8.5 26.2
 Middle 6.7 11.6 4.6 14.0
 High 26.1 23.5 15.7 19.5
 Highest 52.4 15.6 62.3 18.5
Percent public facility 88.9 19.0 78.3 25.6
Percent public hospital 48.7 0.6* 47.9 1.2
Percent private facility 11.2 81.0 21.7 74.4

Mean values and percentages are weighted. Visited facility significantly differs from bypassed nearest facility

*p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; § p < 0.01