Table 3 Exposure of participant to rural health facilities, the capacity or context in which participant got the exposure, overall perception of the rural health facilities and exposure to urban health facilities
Exposure to rural health facilities | Number and percentage |
|---|---|
Has ever been exposed to rural health facilities | Â |
Yes | 48 (44.0) |
No | 48 (44.0) |
No response | 11 (11.9) |
Role or context of this experience or exposure (n = 48) | Â |
As patient | 24 (50.0) |
As healthcare provider | 7 (14.6) |
As patient caretaker | 5 (10.4) |
Patient caretaker or patient | 12 (25.0) |
Other context in which you were exposed to rural health facility other than related to healthcare seeking | Â |
Visitor to the facility | 12 (11.0) |
Non-medical service provision (support supervision, counselor, planning visit, auditor) | 7 (6.4) |
Perception of rural health facilities (n = 107) | Â |
Understaffing | 10 (9.2) |
Poor service or poor facilities | 35 (32.1) |
Health workers are rude, absent, have poor ethics | 11 (10.1) |
No comment | 53 (48.6) |
Participants with prior exposure to urban facilities | 13 (11.9) |
Ready for training in a rural area | 80 (74.7) 27 (25.3) |