Research Article
Determinants of Men’s Involvement in Maternity Care in Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania
Table 4
Factors associated with the level of men’s involvement in maternity care (N=966).
| | Variables | Level of involvement | Chi-square | p-value | | Low (770) | High (196) | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | 18-30 | 170 (76.2) | 53 (23.8) | 2.167 | 0.145 | | >30 | 600 (80.8) | 143 (19.2) | | | | Education level | | | | | | Not educated | 58 (80.6) | 14 (19.4) | 0.034 | 0.853 | | Educated | 712 (79.6) | 182 (20.4) | | | | Ethnicity | | | | | | Gogo | 413 (80.2) | 102 (19.8) | 0.160 | 0.689 | | Others (rangi, sandawe, etc.) | 357 (79.2) | 94 (20.8) | | | | Number of children | | | | | | 1-4 | 496 (77.4) | 145 (22.6) | 6.401 | | | >4 | 274 (84.3) | 51 (15.7) | | | | Occupation | | | | | | Employed | 210 (75.8) | 67 (24.2) | 3.648 | 0.056 | | Not employed | 560 (81.3) | 129 (18.7) | | | | Religion | | | | | | Christian | 571 (79.7) | 145 (20.3) | 0.003 | 0.960 | | Muslim | 199 (79.6) | 51 (20.4) | | | | Place of residence | | | | | | Rural | 333 (84.1) | 63 (15.9) | 7.964 | | | Urban | 437 (76.7) | 133 (23.3) | | | | Attitude of health care worker | | | | | | Positive | 642 (80.5) | 156 (19.5) | 1.558 | 0.212 | | Negative | 128 (76.2) | 40 (23.8) | | | | Waiting time | | | | | | ≤ One hour | 294 (83.1) | 60 (16.9) | 3.856 | | | >One hour | 476 (77.8) | 136 (22.2) | | | | Distance to the health unit | | | | | | ≤ 5km | 676 (79.1) | 179 (20.9) | 1.919 | 0.166 | | >5km | 94 (84.7) | 17 (15.3) | | | | Access to information | | | | | | Yes | 681 (82.2) | 147 (17.8) | 23.052 | | | No | 89 (64.5) | 49 (35.5) | | | | Spousal communication | | | | | | Yes | 646 (85.0) | 114 (15.0) | 61.662 | | | No | 124 (60.2) | 82 (39.8) | | |
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Statistically significant at p < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001. |
