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. 2022 Feb 8;12(2):e049499. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049499

Table 4.

Reasons for use of PHC for delivery care (most recent birth)

S/N Reason Baseline N=417 Endline N=802 P value
N (%) N (%)
1 Cost not too much 185 (46.8) 369 (46.0) 0.788
2 No charges 4 (1.0) 17 (2.1) 0.241
3 Facility always open 123 (31.3) 419 (52.2) <0.001
4 Providers are available 172 (43.7) 439 (54.7) 0.001
5 Facility not far from my home 215 (54.6) 287 (35.8) <0.001
6 Good quality service 207 (52.4) 571 (71.2) <0.001
7 Husband wanted it 94 (23.9) 245 (30.6) <0.016
8 Family wanted it 34 (8.6) 40 (5.0) 0.014
9 Adequate security 26 (6.6) 8 (1.0) <0.001
10 Other (specify)* 17 (4.3) 8 (1.0) <0.001

*At endline, other includes available facility, no reason, drugs available and referred among others. Other at baseline includes baby’s health/safety, no other facility among others. Non-response is excluded.

PHC, primary healthcare centre.