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Table 2 Health care centre visiting rates among the residents interviewed in lower Moshi living at a distance of 0 to 6.0 Km from the health centre

From: Social economic factors and malaria transmission in Lower Moshi, Northern Tanzania

Distance (In kilometer)

Number of patients who attended the clinic (by distance)

Rate of clinic visits by distance lived from clinic/person/year (95%CI)

Rate ratio of clinic visit by distance lived from clinic (95%CI)

0.0-1.0

224

0.28 (0.24, 0.33)

0.52 (0.37, 0.7)

1.01-2.0

112

0.14 (0.11, 0.18)

0.26 (0.22, 0.32)

2.01-3.0

24

0.03 (0.02,0.05)

0.05 (0.03, 0.08)

3.01-4.0

16

0.02 (0.01,0.03)

0.04 (0.03,0.05)

4.01-5.0

396

0.05 (0.05, 0.07)

0.09 (0.07, 0.12)

5.01-6.0

12

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

0.04 (0.02, 0.06)

Overall

DF = 195

F = 1.813

P = 0.049