Research Article
Determinants of Men’s Involvement in Maternity Care in Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (N = 966).
| | Variable | Category | N (%) |
| | Age | 15 - 24 | 56 (5.8) | | | 25-34 | 294 (30.4) | | | 35-44 | 309 (32.0) | | | ≥ 45 | 307 (31.8) | | Occupation | Employed | 80 (8.3) | | | Agricultural | 653 (67.3) | | | Agro pastoral | 30 (3.1) | | | Business | 144 (14.9) | | | Casual laborers | 59 (6.1) | | Education level | No education | 136 (14.1) | | | Primary education | 749 (77.5) | | | Secondary education | 62 (6.4) | | | Tertiary education | 19 (2.0) | | Ethnicity | Gogo | 515 (53.3) | | | Rangi | 205 (21.2) | | | Sandawe | 4 (0.4) | | | Kaguru | 86 (8.9) | | | Hehe | 21 (2.2) | | | Others (Fipa, Mbulu, Ngoni) | 135 (14.0) | | Religion | Christian | 716 (74.1) | | | Muslim | 250 (25.9) | | Marriage type | Arranged Marriage | 56 (5.8) | | | Chosen each other | 910 (94.2) | | Marriage relationship | Monogamous | 884 (91.5) | | | Polygamous | 82 (9.5) | | Access to Information | Yes | 829 (85.8) | | | No | 137 (14.2) | | Number of children | 1-2 | 327 (33.9) | | | 3-4 | 322 (33.3) | | | ≥ 5 | 317 (32.8) | | Distance to health facility | ≤ 5 kilometers | 854 (85.0) | | | ≥ 5 kilometers | 110 (15.0) |
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