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Table 2 Proportion of women who perceive to have small problem with each potential healthcare seeking hurdle; data from the Burkina Faso 2003 DHS

From: Measuring women's perceived ability to overcome barriers to healthcare seeking in Burkina Faso

 

whole sample

sample A

sample B

 
 

N = 7260

N = 3611

N = 3649

 

Not a big problem...

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

P-value*

Knowing where to go to get care

5921

(81.6)

2958

(81.9)

2963

(81.2)

0.432

Getting permission to go

6098

(84.0)

3051

(84.5)

3047

(83.5)

0.261

Getting money for treatment

2630

(36.2)

1340

(37.1)

1290

(35.4)

0.122

Distance to health services

3933

(54.2)

1981

(54.9)

1952

(53.5)

0.238

Having to take transport

4334

(59.7)

2156

(59.7)

2178

(59.7)

0.987

Not wanting to go alone

5447

(75.0)

2709

(75.0)

2738

(75.0)

0.994

Concern about not having a female health worker

6091

(83.9)

3021

(83.7)

3070

(84.1)

0.585

  1. * P-value for chi-square test comparing sample A and sample B