Determinants of the Continuum of Maternal Healthcare Services in Northwest Ethiopia: Findings from the Primary Health Care Project
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants’ findings from the primary health care project in two northwest Ethiopian districts, September 2019 ().
Variable
Category
Frequency ()
Percentage (%)
Age in years
15-24
97
17.2
25-34
287
50.8
35-49
181
32.0
Marital status
Married
525
92.9
Unmarried
40
7.1
Mothers education
Unable to read and write
370
65.5
Able to read and write
195
34.5
Husbands education
Unable to read and write
318
56.3
Able to read and write
247
43.7
Mothers occupation
Housewife and agricultural work
536
94.9
Unemployed/daily laborer
29
5.1
Means of transportation to health facility
Motorcycle/car
113
20.0
On foot
452
80.0
Perceived required time to reach health facilities
Less or equal to 60 minutes
430
76.1
Greater than 60 minutes
135
23.9
Know health extension worker
Yes
521
92.2
No
44
7.8
Getting permission to go to the health facility
Big problem
80
14.2
Not a big problem
485
85.8
Getting money to self-care
Big problem
231
40.9
Not a big problem
334
59.1
Go alone
Big problem
295
52.2
Not a big problem
270
47.8
Family size
<=5
281
49.7
>5
284
50.3
Children ever born
<=3
282
49.9
>3
283
50.1
Level of satisfaction with time spent to get the service
Dissatisfied
284
50.3
Satisfied
281
49.7
Level of satisfaction with service delivery
Dissatisfied
287
50.8
Satisfied
278
49.2
Level of satisfaction with the distance of the service
