Research Article

Access and Barriers to Healthcare Vary among Three Neighboring Communities in Northern Honduras

Table 2

Pair-wise comparisons of barriers to healthcare access identified as a “big problem”.

Barriers to healthcare access identified as a “big problem” % ( )

CoyolesLomitasP value

Cost52% (72/138)88% (44/50)<0.0001
Distance37% (51/138)92% (46/50)<0.0001
Availability of transport37% (51/138)90% (45/50)<0.0001
Crowded facility66% (91/138)94% (47/50) 0.0001
Too ill to go40% (55/138)82% (41/50)<0.0001
Cannot take time off work36% (49/138)88% (44/50)<0.0001
No alternate childcare22% (31/138)62% (31/50)<0.0001

LomitasLa HicacaP value

Cost88% (44/50)63% (19/30)0.0090
Distance92% (46/50)67% (20/30)0.0039
Availability of transport90% (45/50)67% (20/30)0.0096
Crowded facility94% (47/50)73% (22/30)0.0094
Too ill to go82% (41/50)80% (24/30)0.8244
Cannot take time off work88% (44/50)60% (18/30)0.0037
No alternate childcare62% (31/50)34% (10/29)0.0183

La HicacaCoyolesP value

Cost63% (19/30)52% (72/138)0.2662
Distance67% (20/30)37% (51/138)0.0028
Availability of transport67% (20/30)37% (51/138)0.0028
Crowded facility73% (22/30)66% (91/138)0.4343
Too ill to go80% (24/30)40% (55/138)<0.0001
Cannot take time off work60% (18/30)36% (49/138)0.0130
No alternate childcare34% (10/29)22% (31/138)0.1716