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Table 6 Health centers and service attendance during last illness episode

From: First recourse for care-seeking and associated factors among rural populations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Katana

n = 961

Walungu

n = 790

χ2

P

Use traditional healers/prayer room before going to health center

49(10.9)

18(4.5)

10.14

0.001

Attendance of health center

618(64.3)

437(55.4)

8.12

< 0.001

Use the health center at least twice

236 (38.2)

145 (33.1)

  

Stay at least one night in health center

408(66.0)

254(55.9)

6.36

0.010

Services utilized

n = 618

n = 438

  

 Consultation

469(75.9)

304(69.4)

10.93

0.004

 ANC

120(19.4)

92(21.0)

  

 Other

29(4.7)

42(9.6)

  

 Women who had given birth recently

334(54.0)

263(58.0)

1.70

0.192