Table 4 |
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SES differences in perceptions of geographic proximity of the health care providers |
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| Inyi |
Udi |
Oji |
Nachi |
|
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
|
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| Traditional healer |
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| Q1: most poor |
45 (29) |
37 (32) |
13 (16) |
107 (35) |
| Q2:average |
58 (38) |
41 (36) |
35 (44) |
101 (33) |
| Q3: least poor |
50 (33) |
36 (32) |
31 (39) |
99 (32) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
2.9 (0.2) |
0.5 (0.8) |
13.5 (0.001) |
3.4 (0.2) |
| Concentration index |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.11 |
-0.01 |
|
|
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| Private hospital |
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| Q1: most poor |
77 (29) |
86 (34) |
31 (17) |
7 (14) |
| Q2:average |
98 (37) |
83 (32) |
80 (45) |
21 (42) |
| Q3: least poor |
91 (34) |
87 (34) |
68 (38) |
22 (44) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
10.3 (0.01) |
0.6 (0.7) |
44.9 (0.0001) |
10.4 (0.01) |
| Concentration index |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.21 |
|
|
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| Public hospital |
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| Q1: most poor |
25 (33) |
91 (32) |
53 (23) |
0 (0) |
| Q2:average |
22 (29) |
92 (33) |
95 (40) |
3 (75) |
| Q3: least poor |
29 (38) |
99 (35) |
87 (37) |
1 (25) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
1.3 (0.5) |
3.7 (0.2) |
39.8 (.0001) |
3.5 (0.2) |
| Concentration index |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
|
|
|
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| Patent medicine dealers |
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| Q1: most poor |
80 (29) |
105 (33) |
59 (25) |
104 (33) |
| Q2:average |
93 (34) |
108 (34) |
84 (37) |
106 (34) |
| Q3: least poor |
99 (36) |
105 (33) |
87 (38) |
105 (33) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
9.4 (0.01) |
1.8 (0.4) |
20.2 (0.0001) |
3.2 (0.2) |
| Concentration index |
0.06 |
0.00 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
|
|
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| Community-health workers |
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| Q1: most poor |
47 (28) |
18 (26) |
9 (18) |
9 (17) |
| Q2:average |
65 (39) |
22 (32) |
17 (35) |
22 (42) |
| Q3: least poor |
55 (33) |
29 (42) |
23 (47) |
21 (40) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
5.5 (0.06) |
3.6 (0.2) |
7.7 (0.022) |
7.5 (0.02) |
| Concentration index |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
0.14 |
|
|
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| Health centre |
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| Q1: most poor |
45 (27) |
68 (32) |
24 (41) |
71 (40) |
| Q2:average |
63 (37) |
72 (34) |
19 (32) |
54 (30) |
| Q3: least poor |
60 (36) |
70 (33) |
16 (27) |
53 (30) |
| Chi square (p-value) |
6.4 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.8) |
1.8 (0.41) |
6.7 (0.04) |
| Concentration index |
0.00 |
0.02 |
-0.08 |
-0.15 |
|
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Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-5 |
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