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Table 1 Characteristics of Respondents

From: Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 data

 

GHANA

KENYA

NIGERIA

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (Mean; SD)

29.4 (8.0)

30.6 (7.8)

26.5 (9.0)

Parity (Mean; SD)

2.9 (2.2)

3.1 (2.2)

2.4 (2.5)

Marital Status

 Married or Cohabiting

1041 (79.6)

1653 (83.5)

645 (60.8)

 Other

244 (20.4)

302 (16.5)

421 (39.2)

Education

 No Education

380 (24.0)

75 (4.2)

222 (21.9)

 Primary Education

250 (19.1)

1121 (53.0)

234 (21.3)

 Secondary or higher education

655 (56.9)

759 (42.8)

610 (56.8)

Modern Contraceptive Use

 No

873 (66.8)

614 (31.1)

807 (77.3)

 Yes

412 (33.2)

1341 (68.9)

259 (22.7)

Visited by health worker

 No

952 (75.8)

1646 (86.0)

841 (80.3)

 Yes

333 (24.2)

309 (14.1)

225 (19.7)

Multiple Perinatal Services

 No

185 (16.1)

284 (18.7)

330 (33.0)

 Yes

1100 (83.9)

1671 (81.3)

736 (67.0)

Facility Provides and Prescribes Contraceptives to Adolescents

 No

76 (6.3)

478 (21.0)

559 (54.7)

 Yes

1209 (93.7)

1477 (79.0)

507 (45.3)

Facility has routine fees for contraceptive services

 No

164 (14.7)

1567 (79.2)

471 (37.3)

 Yes

1121 (85.3)

388 (20.8)

595 (62.7)

Advanced Facility

 No

170 (14.9)

203 (10.8)

855 (80.2)

 Yes

1115 (85.1)

1752 (89.2)

211 (19.8)

Facility Type

 Hospital/Polyclinic

411 (34.4)

289 (11.7)

164 (14.4)

 Health Center/Health Clinic

457 (33.4)

562 (41.5)

526 (49.0)

 Other-including CHPSa/Pharmacy

417 (32.2)

1104 (46.8)

314 (36.6)

Management

 Other including NGO/Faith-based

23 (0.9)

36 (1.1)

18 (1.8)

 Government

1062 (81.8)

1603 (79.0)

669 (59.3)

 Private

200 (17.3)

316 (19.9)

379 (38.9)

Number of Days contraceptive services provided

 Less than 7 days per week

809 (64.6)

1687 (84.2)

472 (51.4)

 Everyday

476 (35.4)

268 (15.8)

495 (48.6)

Average Number of Healthcare Workers per facility

 Doctors

6.2

1.1

1.4

 Nurses

47.9

8.5

6.6

 Pharmacist

1.1

0.4

3.0

TOTAL

1285 (100%)

1955 (100%)

1066 (100%)

  1. a = CHPS Community-based Health planning and services