Table 3: Descriptive Statistics.
Variables |
Frequency |
Percentage (%) |
Age: 15-24 |
63 |
25.3 |
25-34 |
66 |
26.5 |
35-44 |
57 |
22.9 |
45-54 |
26 |
10.4 |
55-64 |
15 |
6 |
over 65 years |
22 |
8.8 |
Gender: Male |
91 |
36.6 |
Female |
158 |
63.5 |
Marital Status: Single |
59 |
23.7 |
Married |
177 |
71.1 |
Widow |
10 |
4 |
Religion: No religion |
1 |
0.4 |
Protestant |
150 |
60.2 |
Catholic |
53 |
21.3 |
Muslim |
45 |
18.1 |
Employment status: Formal/ Salary |
36 |
14.6 |
Unemployed |
50 |
20.2 |
Self- business/ farming |
112 |
45.3 |
Self- casual labourer |
41 |
16.6 |
Education Level: No education |
23 |
9.2 |
Primary |
96 |
38.5 |
Secondary |
88 |
35.3 |
Tertiary |
32 |
12.9 |
University |
10 |
4 |
Health Facility Levels: Level 2 |
39 |
15.7 |
Level 3 |
87 |
34.9 |
Level 4 |
77 |
30.9 |
Level 5 |
46 |
18.5 |
Ever sold property to pay medical bills: Yes |
75 |
30.5 |
No |
171 |
69.5 |
Ever borrowed to pay medical bills: Yes |
92 |
37.4 |
No |
154 |
62.6 |
Ever used Savings to pay medical bills: Yes |
100 |
42.37 |
No |
136 |
57.6 |
Distance to Health Facility: <5KM |
152 |
61.5 |
5-10KM |
49 |
19.8 |
11-15KM |
12 |
4.9 |
16-20KM |
4 |
1.6 |
21-25KM |
5 |
2 |
26-30KM |
8 |
3.2 |
>30KM |
17 |
6.9 |
Distance to Nearest Health Facility: 5KM |
190 |
77.6 |
5-10KM |
34 |
13.9 |
11-15KM |
11 |
4.5 |
16-20KM |
2 |
0.8 |
21-25KM |
3 |
1.2 |
26-30KM |
2 |
0.8 |
>30KM |
3 |
1.2 |
Time taken to Health Facility: 0-30 minutes |
154 |
62.4 |
1-2 hours |
81 |
32.8 |
3-4 hours |
7 |
2.8 |
>4 hours |
5 |
2 |
Transport Cost to Health Facility: No cost |
72 |
29 |
<100 |
79 |
31.9 |
101-200 |
52 |
21 |
201-300 |
24 |
9.7 |
301-500 |
21 |
8.5 |
prohibitive transport cost: Yes |
86 |
34.8 |
No |
161 |
65.2 |
Prohibitive Medical Cost: Yes |
85 |
34.1 |
No |
164 |
65.9 |
How often get medicine: Sometimes |
130 |
52.63 |
Rarely |
22 |
8.9 |
Always |
91 |
36.8 |
Never |
4 |
1.6 |
Monthly Expenditure on Medicine: <1000 |
174 |
69.9 |
1001-2500 |
37 |
14.9 |
2501-5000 |
22 |
8.8 |
5001-10,000 |
7 |
2.8 |
Have Health Insurance cover: Yes |
76 |
31.2 |
No |
168 |
68.9 |
Mode of Payment for health care services: NHIF |
16 |
6.5 |
UHC Card |
160 |
65.6 |
Out-of-Pocket |
29 |
11.9 |