Table 3.
Knowledge of the FMS Program and the utilization of public health facilities
| Utilization of public health facilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Yes-n% | No = % | p value |
| ANC visits | 0.258 | ||
| Yes | 173 (43.8) | 222 (56.2) | |
| No | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Where one attended ANC | < 0.0001 | ||
| Traditional birth attendant | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Public health facility | 77 (65.8) | 40 (34.2) | |
| Private health facility | 15 (24.6) | 46 (75.4) | |
| NGO health facility | 81 (37.3) | 136 (62.7) | |
| Number of ANC visits | 0.119 | ||
| 1 time | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| 2 times | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | |
| 3 times | 18 (34.6) | 34 (65.4) | |
| 4 times | 69 (39.2) | 107 (60.8) | |
| > 4 times | 77 (50.7) | 75 (49.3) | |
| Awareness of the FMS Program | |||
| Yes | 163 (44.1) | 207 (55.9) | 0.862 |
| No | 11 (42.3) | 15 (57.7) | |
| Source of Information | |||
| Mass media | |||
| Yes | 126 (43.4) | 164 (56.6) | 0.655 |
| No | 37 (46.3) | 43 (53.8) | |
| Husband/relatives | |||
| Yes | 15 (62.5) | 9 (37.5) | 0.060 |
| No | 148 (42.8) | 198 (57.2) | |
| Friends | |||
| Yes | 53 (42.4) | 72 (57.6) | 0.647 |
| No | 110 (44.9) | 135 (55.1) | |
| Hospital Staff | |||
| Yes | 41 (43.2) | 54 (56.8) | 0.838 |
| No | 122 (44.4) | 153 (55.6) | |
| Community Health Volunteer | |||
| Yes | 17 (47.2) | 19 (52.8) | 0.687 |
| No | 146 (43.7) | 188 (56.3) | |
| Religious leaders | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| No | 163 (44.1) | 207 (55.9) | |
| NGO/CBO | |||
| Yes | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 0.732 |
| No | 159 (43.9) | 203 (56.1) | |
| Support group | |||
| Yes | 176 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | 0.005 |
| No | 147 (42.2) | 201 (57.8) | |
P < 0.05 = significant; p values derived from chi square test