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Table 8: Distribution of Respondents by Level of Education and Attendance to
Antenatal Care (n = 400)
Number of No formal Primary school Secondary College Total
visits education education school education education
n n n n n
0 10 (2.5%) 10 (2.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 20 (5%)
1 2 (0.5%) 6 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 8 (2%)
2 18 (4.5%) 16 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.25%) 35 (8.75%)
3 49 (12.25%) 68 (17%) 1 (0.25%) 0 (0%) 118 (29.5%)
4 46 (%11.5) 73 (18.25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 119 (29.75%)
5 23 (5.75%) 30 (7.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 53 (13.25%)_
6 9 (2.25%) 17 (4.25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 26 (6.5%)
7 2 (0.5%) 5 (1.25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 7 (1.75%)
8 2 (0.5%) 5 (1.25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 7 (1.75%)
9 3 (0.75% 4 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 7 (1.75%)
Total 164 (41%) 233 (58.25%) 2 (0.5%) 1 (0.25%) 400 (100%)
Table 8 Displays that respondent with primary education (at least literate) had more
attendances by 233 (58.25%) compared with those who had no formal education
164(41%). This indicates that the more the educated women attend health units more
often than illiterate ones.
Table 9: Utilization of health unit for deliveries by women living far from and
Distance from the
health facility
near the health unit ( n = 400)
Used health facility
for delivery
20
Did not use health
facility for delivery
n n
Total
0 - 5 km 121 (48.4%) 129 (51.6%) 250 (62.5%)
6 and above km 71 (37.3%) 79 (52.7%) 150 (37.50%)
Total 192 (48%) 208 (52%) 400 (100%)
Table 9 above indicates that 48.4% of women living within a distance of 5 km from
health facility used health facility for delivery compared to only 37.3% of women living