Table 2.

Distribution of respondents by access to primary care

	N	Access tertiles
		(%) lowest	(%) moderate	(%) highest
Age group
18–29	115	33.91	28.70	37.39
30–44	133	37.59	34.59	27.82
45 and above	52	25.00	36.54	38.46
Sex of the household head**
Male	233	29.18	32.62	38.20
Female	67	50.75	32.84	16.42
Marital status
Married/living together	171	33.33	31.58	35.09
Divorced/separated/widowed	51	43.14	35.29	21.57
Never married	78	29.49	33.33	37.18
Education
Primary and below	124	33.87	29.84	36.29
Secondary	156	34.62	32.69	32.69
Tertiary	20	30.00	50.00	20.00
Household size
1–3	183	29.51	34.43	36.07
4 and above	117	41.03	29.91	29.06
Occupation
Employed worker	65	38.46	26.15	35.38
Casual worker	141	25.53	39.01	35.46
Trader	73	39.73	32.88	27.40
Unemployed	21	57.14	9.52	33.33
Wealth tertile
Lowest	100	30.00	35.00	35.00
Middle	100	39.00	33.00	28.00
Highest	100	33.00	30.00	37.00
Quarterly healthcare expenditure*
≤ USD 5	143	22.38	39.16	38.46
USD 5- USD 999	42	45.24	23.81	30.95
USD10- USD 29.9	49	36.73	30.61	32.65
≥ USD 30	66	50.00	25.76	24.24
Ethnicity
Kamba	107	28.97	31.78	39.25
Kikuyu	92	35.87	30.43	33.70
Kisii	20	50.00	30.00	20.00
Luhya	45	35.56	42.22	22.22
Luo	17	23.53	29.41	47.06
1Others	19	42.11	31.58	26.32
Source of primary care**
Public	142	46.48	38.73	14.79
Private	158	22.78	27.22	50.00
Total	300	34.00	32.67	33.33

CI 95% confidence interval. *significant at p < 0.05, ** significant at p < 0.001, ¹Other tribes comprise Borana, Taita, and Garre