Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 615)
From: Determinants of male participation in reproductive healthcare services: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
≤30 | 231 | 37.6 |
31-40 | 268 | 43.6 |
41+ | 116 | 18.8 |
(mean; 34.1 SD = ±7.6) | ||
Education | ||
No education | 272 | 44.2 |
Up to class Five | 132 | 21.5 |
Up to HSC pass | 201 | 32.7 |
Graduate and above | 10 | 01.6 |
(mean; 3.7 years, SD = ±4.1) | ||
Occupation | ||
Farming | 263 | 42.7 |
Service | 91 | 14.8 |
Business | 198 | 32.2 |
Driving | 63 | 10.3 |
Access to media | ||
Read newspapers | ||
Yes | 118 | 19.2 |
No | 497 | 80.8 |
Listening radio | ||
Yes | 315 | 51.2 |
No | 300 | 48.8 |
Watching television | ||
Yes | 227 | 36.9 |
No | 388 | 63.1 |
Marital duration (years) | ||
<5 | 177 | 28.8 |
5-10 | 183 | 29.8 |
11+ | 255 | 41.4 |
Wife work outside | ||
Yes | 56 | 9.1 |
No | 559 | 90.9 |
No. of living children (n = 531) | ||
1 | 158 | 30.8 |
2 | 154 | 30.0 |
3 | 108 | 21.0 |
4+ | 93 | 18.2 |
(mean = 2; SD ± 1.6) | ||