Demographic, socioeconomic and health measures of the patients attending clinics in South West health zone, Malawi, in July and August 2018, shown by type of facility
| Characteristic | Total (n=962) (%) | Neno hospitals (n=151) (%) | Neno health centres (n=152) (%) | Thyolo hospital (n=132) (%) | Thyolo health centres (n=226) (%) | Blantyre Urban health centres (n=301) (%) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 616 (64.0) | 89 (58.9) | 107 (70.4) | 78 (59.1) | 145 (64.2) | 197 (65.4) |
| Male | 346 (36.0) | 62 (41.1) | 45 (29.6) | 54 (40.9) | 81 (35.8) | 104 (34.6) |
| Age** | ||||||
| 18–30 years | 448 (46.6) | 70 (46.4) | 79 (52.0) | 35 (26.5) | 99 (43.8) | 165 (54.8) |
| 31–45 years | 342 (35.6) | 56 (37.1) | 46 (30.3) | 63 (47.7) | 70 (31.0) | 107 (35.5) |
| 46–60 years | 128 (13.2) | 16 (10.6) | 18 (11.8) | 25 (19.9) | 45 (19.9) | 24 (8.0) |
| >60 years | 44 (4.6) | 9 (6.0) | 9 (5.9) | 9 (6.8) | 12 (5.3) | 5 (1.7) |
| Education** | ||||||
| None | 108 (11.2) | 34 (22.5) | 28 (18.4) | 17 (12.9) | 20 (8.8) | 9 (3.0) |
| Up to 5 years primary | 206 (21.4) | 29 (19.2) | 40 (26.3) | 37 (28.0) | 64 (28.3) | 36 (12.0) |
| 5–8 years primary | 302 (31.4) | 38 (25.2) | 59 (38.8) | 40 (30.3) | 88 (38.9) | 77 (25.6) |
| At least secondary | 296 (36.0) | 50 (33.1) | 25 (16.5) | 38 (28.8) | 41 (23.9) | 179 (59.4) |
| Employment status** | ||||||
| Part-time or full time | 273 (28.4) | 30 (19.9) | 46 (30.3) | 35 (26.5) | 54 (23.9) | 108 (35.9) |
| Self-employed | 395 (41.1) | 53 (35.1) | 84 (55.3) | 75 (56.8) | 103 (45.6) | 80 (25.6) |
| Home maker | 293 (30.5) | 68 (45.0) | 22 (14.6) | 22 (16.6) | 69 (20.5) | 113 (37.5) |
| Duration of facility affiliation* | ||||||
| 6 months to 2 years | 153 (15.9) | 10 (6.6) | 16 (10.5) | 15 (11.4) | 23 (10.2) | 89 (29.6) |
| 2–4 years | 107 (11.0) | 14 (9.3) | 7 (4.6) | 15 (11.4) | 26 (11.5) | 45 (15.0) |
| >4 years | 702 (73.0) | 127 (84.1) | 129 (84.9) | 102 (77.2) | 177 (78.2) | 167 (55.4) |
| Number of clinic visits in 2 years** | ||||||
| 3–5 | 413 (42.9) | 49 (32.5) | 60 (39.5) | 60 (45.5) | 78 (34.5) | 166 (55.1) |
| >5 | 549 (57.1) | 102 (67.5) | 92 (60.5) | 72 (54.5) | 148 (65.5) | 135 (44.9) |
| Time to travel to facility** | ||||||
| <30 mins | 316 (32.8) | 31 (20.5) | 35 (23.0) | 34 (25.8) | 71 (31.4) | 145 (48.2) |
| 30–60 mins | 247 (25.7) | 26 (17.2) | 29 (19.1) | 24 (18.2) | 62 (27.4) | 106 (35.1) |
| >60 mins | 399 (41.5) | 94 (62.3) | 88 (57.9) | 74 (56.0) | 93 (41.2) | 50 (16.7) |
| Disability (physical, mental)** | ||||||
| No | 850 (88.4) | 143 (94.7) | 130 (85.5) | 94 (71.2) | 217 (96.0) | 266 (88.4) |
| Yes | 112 (11.6) | 8 (5.3) | 22 (14.5) | 38 (28.8) | 9 (4.0) | 35 (11.6) |
| Self-rated health** | ||||||
| Poor(VP/P/F) | 466 (48.4) | 57 (37.7) | 62 (40.8) | 63 (47.7) | 125 (55.3) | 176 (58.5) |
| Good (G/VG) | 496 (51.6) | 94 (62.3) | 90 (59.2) | 69 (52.3) | 101 (44.7) | 125 (41.5) |
| Patient satisfaction** | ||||||
| Poor (VP/P/F) | 475 (49.4) | 58 (38.4) | 61 (40.1) | 70 (53.0) | 128 (56.6) | 158 (52.3) |
| Good (G/VG) | 487 (50.6) | 93 (81.6) | 91 (59.9) | 62 (47.0) | 98 (43.4) | 143 (47.7) |
*P<0.05, Duration of facility affiliation. **P<0.01, based on Χ2 test of difference across healthcare settings.