Table 2 The weighted proportion of barriers for accessing health care among married women in sub-Saharan Africa by background characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Category | Barriers for health care access | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Regions of SSA | Central | 10,390 (24.13) | 32,674 (75.87) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | East | 36,112 (37.00) | 61,483 (63.00) | Â |
| Â | North | 4783 (58.41) | 3406 (41.59) | Â |
| Â | West | 50,141 (38.67) | 79,515 (61.33) | Â |
Age | 15–19 | 6609 (35.01) | 12,268 (64.99) | P < 0.0001 |
|  | 20–24 | 17,305 (36.07) | 30,671 (63.93) |  |
|  | 25–29 | 22,381(37.39) | 37,475 (62.61) |  |
|  | 30–34 | 9510 (37.49) | 32,524 (62.51) |  |
|  | 35–39 | 16,230 (36.63) | 28,077 (63.37) |  |
|  | 40–44 | 11,168 (35.60) | 20,201 (64.40) |  |
|  | 45–49 | 8224 (65.86) | 15,863 (34.14) |  |
Residence | Urban | 48,710 (50.03) | 48,658 (49.97) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Rural | 52,715 (29.10) | 128,419 (70.90) | Â |
Educational level | No education | 31,891 (28.11) | 81,577 (71.89) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Primary | 29,935 (33.95) | 58,227 (66.05) | Â |
| Â | Secondary | 31,606 (48.42) | 33,663 (51.58) | Â |
| Â | Higher | 7995 (68.89) | 3610 (31.11) | Â |
Sex of household head | Male | 85,276 (36.11) | 150,910 (63.89) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Female | 16,149 (38.16) | 26,167 (61.84) | Â |
Wealth index | Poorest | 11,578 (21.20) | 43,034 (78.80) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Poorer | 15,154 (26.79) | 41,405 (73.21) | Â |
| Â | Middle | 18,456 (33.36) | 36,863 (66.64) | Â |
| Â | Richer | 23,566 (41.93) | 32,635 (58.07) | Â |
| Â | Richest | 32,672 | 23,142 | Â |
Covered by health insurance | No | 90,799 (34.99) | 168,731 (65.01) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Yes | 10,626 ( 56.01) | 8346 (43.99) | Â |
Husband educational level | No education | 29,225 (28.71) | 72,559 (71.29) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Primary | 24,323 (31.93) | 51,860 (68.07) | Â |
| Â | Secondary | 34,085 (43.73) | 43,855 (56.27) | Â |
| Â | Higher | 13,711 (61.19) | 8696 (38.81) | Â |
Currently working | No | 34,954 (36.26) | 61,456 (63.74) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Yes | 66,447 (36.52) | 115,504 (63.48) | Â |
Mass media exposure | No | 35,610 (31.85) | 76,207 (68.15) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Yes | 65,815 (39.48) | 100,870 (60.52) | Â |
Parity | Null parity | 8048 (41.63) | 11,284 (58.37) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Multi | 64,873 (39.40) | 99,760 (60.60) | Â |
| Â | Grand | 28,504 (30.15) | 66,034 (69.85) | Â |
Ownership of asset | Had not | 80,618 (37.84) | 132,412 (62.16) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Had | 20,807 (31.78) | 44,665 (68.22) | Â |
Involvement on decision making | Not involved | 55,340 (33.50) | 109,839 (66.50) | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Involved | 46,085 (40.67) | 67,239 (59.33) | Â |