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Table 3 Weighted Characteristics for Child Health

From: A mixed methods assessment of barriers to maternal, newborn and child health in Gogrial West, South Sudan

Characteristic

N/Total Respondents, Female

Females

Weighted % (95% CI)

N/Total Respondents, Male

Males

Weighted % (95% CI)

Children <2 years, DPT3

847/860

   

 None

 

63.9 (60.7,67.1)

  

 At least one child

 

24.5 (21.6,27.4)

  

 No children <2 years

 

11.6 (9.4,13.7)

  

 Girls

55/860

49.0 (35.9,62.1)

  

 Boys

216/860

64.9 (58.6,71.3)

  

Treated for suspected

    

pneumonia (<5 years)

848/860

67.9 (64.8,71.1)

144/144

67.4 (59.7,75.1)

Barriers, access to care

840/860

   

 Cost

 

43.6 (40.2,46.9)

  

 Distance

 

28.0 (25.0,31.0)

  

 Lack of transportation

 

12.7 (10.5,15.0)

  

 Permission, husband

 

7.5 (5.7,9.3)

  

 Too busy/kids at home

 

3.0 (1.8,4.1)

  

 Clinic cannot help

 

2.4 (1.4,3.4)

  

 Newborns do not need care

 

1.3 (0.5,2.1)

  

 Othera

 

1.2(0.4,1.9)

  

Husband/I taken children to clinic for immunizations

852/860

65.8 (62.6,68.9)

143/144

74.6 (67.5,81.7)

Violence

 Use beatings for discipline

848/860

85.5 (83.1,87.9)

142/144

87.3 (81.9,92.8)

  1. aOther: permission from mother-in-law, concerns about security and don’t know/remember