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Table 1 Access to comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care facilities

From: Access to comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care facilities in three rural districts of Sindh province, Pakistan

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Household survey

Facility exit survey

Total (n = 690)

Total (n = 309)

Total

Within 5 km from hospital

More than 5 km from hospital

Total

Within 5 km from hospital

More than 5 km from hospital

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Travel time to public facility, hours

  ≤1/3

68 (38)

50 (54)

18 (21)

92 (30)

72 (48)

20 (13)

  1/3–1

96 (53)

36 (39)

60 (68)

178 (58)

76 (51)

102 (64)

  >1

16 (9)

6 (7)

10 (11)

39 (12)

2 (1)

37 (23)

Travel time to private facility, hours

  ≤1/3

152 (36)

93 (56)

59 (23)

   

  1/3–1

232 (56)

69 (41)

163 (64)

   

  >1

36 (8)

5 (3)

31 (12)

   

Out-of-pocket expense to travel to public health facility

  Yes

147 (82)

80 (87)

67 (76)

253 (82)

106 (71)

147 (93)

  No

33 (18)

12 (13)

13 (24)

56 (18)

44 (29)

12 (7)

Amount of out-of-pocket expense to travel to public health facility, PKR

  <100

31 (22)

26 (33)

5 (8)

140 (55)

74 (70)

66 (45)

  100–500

54 (37)

38 (48)

16 (24)

101 (40)

32 (30)

69 (47)

  >500

62 (42)

16 (19)

46 (68)

12 (5)

0 (0)

12 (8)

Out-of-pocket expense to travel to private health facility

  Yes

403 (96)

163 (98)

240 (95)

   

  No

17 (4)

4 (2)

13 (5)

   

Amount of out-of-pocket expense to travel to private health facility, PKR

  <100

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

   

  100–500

12 (3)

4 (3)

8 (3)

   

  >500

390 (97)

159 (97)

231 (96)

   

Were travel costs to public facility affordable?

  Yes

66 (45)

41 (51)

25 (37)

112 (44)

61 (58)

51 (35)

  No

81 (55)

39 (49)

42 (63)

141 (56)

45 (42)

96 (65)

How did you manage travel costs (public sector user)?

  Sold asset

21 (14)

11 (14)

10 (15)

2 (1)

1 (2)

1 (2)

  Took loan

51 (35)

26 (33)

25 (37)

59 (42)

16 (36)

43 (45)

  Charity from relatives

16 (11)

7 (9)

9 (13)

43 (30)

17 (38)

26 (27)

  Other

59 (40)

36 (44)

23 (35)

37 (26)

11 (24)

26 (27)

Were travel costs to private facility affordable?

  Yes

121 (29)

45 (27)

76 (30)

   

  No

299 (71)

122 (73)

177 (70)

   

How did you manage travel costs (private sector user)

  Sold asset

9 (3)

5 (4)

4 (2)

   

  Took loan

190 (64)

62 (51)

128 (72)

   

  Charity from relatives

2 (1)

2 (2)

0 (0)

   

  Other

98 (33)

53 (43)

45 (26)