Research Article
Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Women’s Perspectives on Male Involvement in Antenatal Care, Labour, and Childbirth
Table 6
Socio‐demographic determinants of women’s perspective about male partner companionship during labour and childbirth.
| Characteristics | Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | OR(95%CI) | | AOR(95%CI) | |
| Age (in years) | <20 | 1.00 | | | | 20–29 | 1.93(0.21, 18.22) | 0.564 | | | 30–39 | 1.00(0.11, 9.38) | 1.00 | | | 40–48 | 0.92(0.073, 11.58) | 0.946 | | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 1.00 | | | | Married | 3.80(0.62, 23.42) | 0.150 | | |
| Religion | Christianity | 1.00 | | | | Islam | 0.42(0.19, 0.95) | 0.036 | | |
| Education Level | No formal Education | 1.00 | | 1.00 | | Primary/JHS | 2.25(0.89, 5.71) | 0.088 | 1.94(0.68, 5.57) | 0.217 | Secondary | 5.11(2.23, 11.72) | <0.001 | 4.91(1.69, 14.27) | 0.004 | Tertiary | 6.19(2.36, 16.25) | <0.001 | 9.75(2.51, 37.91) | 0.001 |
| Employment status | Informal employment | 1.00 | | | | Formal employment | 1.12(0.38, 3.33) | 0.839 | | | Unemployed | 0.46(0.18, 1.18) | 0.108 | | |
| Number of pregnancies | One | 1.00 | | | | Two | 1.76(0.72, 4.29) | 0.214 | | | Three | 0.63(0.28, 1.41) | 0.258 | | | Four or more | 0.95(0.37, 2.44) | 0.905 | | |
| Previous mode of delivery | Vaginal birth | 1.00 | | | | Caesarean delivery | 3.67(1.07, 12.60) | 0.039 | | |
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