Table 4: Table showing participants access to the hospital.
|
Variable |
Frequency (n = 120) |
Percent (%) |
|
Need caregiver to accompany |
||
|
Yes |
78 |
65 |
|
No |
40 |
33.3 |
|
Not sure |
2 |
1.7 |
|
Transport means |
||
|
Foot |
45 |
37.5 |
|
Bicycle |
4 |
3.3 |
|
Boda boda† |
68 |
56.7 |
|
Car |
3 |
2.5 |
|
Transport cost for single trip (SSP)‡ |
||
|
≤ 500 |
73 |
60.8 |
|
501-1000 |
28 |
23.3 |
|
1001-2000 |
7 |
5.8 |
|
> 2000 |
12 |
10 |
|
Distance to hospital (miles) |
|
|
|
< 6 |
91 |
75.8 |
|
6-10 |
12 |
10 |
|
11-20 |
7 |
5.8 |
|
> 20 |
10 |
8.3 |
|
Need postoperative review |
|
|
|
Yes |
100 |
83.3 |
|
No |
12 |
10 |
|
Not sure |
8 |
6.7 |
†boda boda is a motor cycle taxi commonly used in many African countries; ‡SSP stands for South Sudanese Pound and is the country’s official currency. At the time of the survey the exchange rate was 1 USD = 150 SSP.