Table 1 Associations between intervention and maternal healthcare utilization among the participants (N = 375)
|  | Pre-intervention group (n = 138) | Intervention group (n = 237) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcomes | Â | Â | Â |
Hospital delivery | 121(87.7) | 231(97.5) | < 0.001 |
Timely initiation of antenatal care | 86(62.3) | 173(73.0) | 0.031 |
Completion of five antenatal care visits | 94(68.1) | 183(77.2) | 0.053 |
Timely completion of five antenatal care visits | 6(4.3) | 88(37.1) | < 0.001 |
Sociodemographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.029 |
Han | 10(7.2) | 6(2.5) | Â |
Yi | 128(92.8) | 231(97.5) | Â |
Education | Â | Â | 0.815 |
Illiterate | 26(18.8) | 40(16.9) | Â |
Primary school | 81(58.7) | 138(58.2) | Â |
Junior high school or above | 31(22.5) | 59(24.9) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 0.490 |
< 20 | 25(18.1) | 30(12.7) |  |
20–25 | 59(42.8) | 115(48.5) |  |
26–30 | 34(24.6) | 59(24.9) |  |
> 30 | 20(14.5) | 33(13.9) |  |
Annual household income | Â | Â | 0.346 |
≤ 5000 RMB | 31(22.5) | 47(19.8) |  |
5001–10,000 RMB | 58(42.0) | 118(49.8) |  |
≥ 10,001 RMB | 49(35.5) | 72(30.4) |  |
Rural-urban migration experience | Â | Â | 0.680 |
No | 25(18.1) | 39(16.5) | Â |
Yes | 113(81.9) | 198(83.5) | Â |
Parity | Â | Â | 0.016 |
1 | 59(42.8) | 72(30.4) | Â |
2 | 38(27.5) | 77(32.5) | Â |
3 | 31(22.5) | 49(20.7) | Â |
≥ 4 | 10(7.2) | 39(16.5) |  |
Walking time from home to the township hospital | Â | Â | 0.357 |
< 30 min | 16(15.0) | 30(12.7) |  |
30-45Â min | 30(28.0) | 60(25.3) | Â |
46-60Â min | 37(34.6) | 101(42.6) | Â |
> 60 min | 24(22.4) | 46(19.4) |  |