Research Article
Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Women’s Perspectives on Male Involvement in Antenatal Care, Labour, and Childbirth
Table 3
Association of women’s socio‐demographic factors and male partner involvement in ANC.
| | Characteristics | Has your partner ever accompanied you to ANC | | Did he participate in any ANC service () | | | Yes | No | | Yes | No | |
| | Age (in years) | | <20 | 3(60.00) | 2(40.00) | 0.009a | 0(0.00) | 3(100.00) | 0.275a | | 20–29 | 104(62.65) | 62(37.35) | 40(38.46) | 64(61.54) | | 30–39 | 59(51.30) | 56(48.70) | 16(27.12) | 43(72.88) | | 40–48 | 3(21.43) | 11(78.57) | 1(33.33) | 2(66.67) |
| | Marital status | | Unmarried | 2(40.00) | 3(60.00) | 0.656a | 0(0.00) | 2(100.00) | 0.550a | | Married | 167(56.61) | 128(43.39) | 57(34.13) | 110(65.87) |
| | Religion | | Christianity | 70(73.68) | 25(26.32) | <0.001 | 27(38.57) | 43(61.43) | 0.263 | | Islam | 99(48.29) | 106(51.71) | 30(30.30) | 69(69.70) |
| | Education level | | No formal education | 15(30.00) | 35(70.00) | <0.001 | 0(0.00) | 15(100.00) | 0.005a | | Primary/JHS | 10(22.22) | 35(77.78) | 5(50.00) | 5(50.00) | | Secondary | 81(66.94) | 40(33.06) | 26(32.10) | 55(67.90) | | Tertiary | 63(75.00) | 21(25.00) | 26(41.27) | 37(58.73) |
| | Employment status | | Unemployed | 56(37.09) | 95(62.91) | <0.001 | 30(44.12) | 38(55.88) | 0.044 | | Formal employment | 68(73.12) | 25(26.88) | 17(30.36) | 39(69.64) | | Informal employment | 45(80.36) | 11(19.64) | 10(22.22) | 35(77.78) |
| | Number of pregnancies | | One | 54(60.00) | 36(40.00) | <0.001 | 21(38.89) | 33(61.11) | 0.510a | | Two | 66(69.47) | 29(30.53) | 23(34.85) | 43(65.15) | | Three | 33(50.00) | 33(50.00) | 10(30.30) | 23(69.70) | | Four or more | 16(32.65) | 33(67.35) | 3(18.75) | 13(81.25) |
| | Previous mode of delivery | | Vaginal birth | 83(52.53) | 75(47.47) | 0.258 | 26(31.33) | 57(68.67) | 0.994 | | Caesarean delivery | 32(61.54) | 20(38.46) | 10(31.25) | 22(68.75) |
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aFisher’s exact test.
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