Table 2 Experiences of access amongst women delivering in hospital
From: Local level inequalities in the use of hospital-based maternal delivery in rural South Africa
Bushbuckridge | Hlabisa | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 299) | (n = 300) | p-value | |
Availability | |||
Transport to facility: | χ2 = 143.600 | ||
Foot | 12 (4.0%) | 17 (5.8%) | p <0.000 |
Bicycle | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
Taxi | 109 (36.5%) | 95 (32.5%) | |
Bus | 1 (0.3%) | 7 (2.4%) | |
Car | 157 (52.5%) | 47 (16.1%) | |
Ambulance | 19 (6.4%) | 125 (42.8%) | |
Mean time to hospital (minutes) (95% CI) | 48.4 ( 43.8, 53.0) | 109.6 (98.4, 120.9) | z = 10.997 |
p < 0.000 | |||
Affordability | |||
Total costs of delivery as a percentage of household spending | 51.4% | 49.7% | z = −0.095 |
p = 0.9244 | |||
Number of households borrowing or selling assets to pay for health care | 40 (13.4%) | 44 (14.7%) | χ2 = 0.211 |
p = 0.6501 | |||
Acceptability | |||
Health worker too busy to listen to my problems | 65 (25.6%) | 137 (45.7%) | χ2 = 23.931 |
p <0.000 | |||
Health worker respects me | 188 (62.9%) | 197 (65.9%) | χ2 = 0.593 |
p = 0.4421 | |||