Client satisfaction with family planning services in the area of high unmet need: evidence from Tanzania Service Provision Assessment Survey, 2014-2015

Table 1 Characteristics of health facilities, health providers and clients in the FP exit interviews (n = 1746)

Variable	Number (n)	Percentage (%)
Health facility characteristics
Managing authority
Public	1497	85.7
Private	249	14 3
Facility type
Hospital	298	22.8
Health center	394	22.6
Clinic & dispensary	954	54.6
Facility location
Urban	772	44.2
Rural	974	55.8
Routine management meetings
No	214	12.2
Yes	1532	87.8
External supervision
Not done	359	20.6
Yes, < 3 months	1052	60.2
Yes, > 3 months	335	19.2
Health provider characteristics
Sex of provider
Male	205	11.7
Female	1541	88.3
Working experience (years)^a
0–5	1048	63.5
> 5	696	36.5
Qualification
Clinicians	55	3.2
Nurses	1691	96.8
Client characteristics
Age
< 20	158	9.1
20–29	931	53.3
30–39	535	30.7
> =40	121	6.9
Formal education
No	280	16.1
Yes	1466	83.9
Level of formal education^b
Primary	1221	83.4
Secondary	223	15.2
Tertiary	22	1.4

^aDo not add up to 1746 because some providers did not remember the year they started working in the facility
^bDo not add up to 1746 because some clients did not have any formal education

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