Table 5.
Respondents reasons for not accessing reproductive health service
| Reasons for not utilizing service** | Frequency (Percentage) |
χ2 | Df | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural (n=211) | Urban (n=203) | Total (n=414) | ||||
| I didn’t know where to go | 114 (53.3) | 93 (45.8) | 207 (49.6) | 2.318 | 1 | 0.128 |
| I do not need the service | 51 (23.8) | 76 (37.4) | 127 (30.5) | 9.106 | 1 | 0.003* |
| I don’t have money | 15 (7.0) | 10 (4.9) | 25 (6.0) | 0.802 | 1 | 0.370 |
| Clinic too far | 25 (11.7) | 20 (9.9) | 45 (10.8) | 0.362 | 1 | 0.547 |
| I don’t have the chance | 27 (12.6) | 23 (11.3) | 50 (12.0) | 0.163 | 1 | 0.686 |
| May et familiar face/staff | 17 (7.9) | 9 (4.4) | 26 (6.2) | 2.196 | 1 | 0.138 |
| My parent refused | 23 (10.7) | 20 (9.9) | 43 (10.3) | 0.090 | 1 | 0.764 |
| Time of service not convenient | 15 (7.0) | 10 (4.9) | 25 (6.0) | 0.802 | 1 | 0.370 |
| Fear of being seen by parent | 13 (6.1) | 10 (4.9) | 23 (5.5) | 0.276 | 1 | 0.599 |
| Embarrassed at needing service | 14 (6.5) | 8 (3.9) | 22 (5.3) | 0.410 | 1 | 0.235 |
| Provider may be judgmental | 3 (1.4) | 3 (1.5) | 6 (1.4) | 0.004 | 1 | 0.948 |
*Statistically significant. **Multiple responses allowed