From: Male partners’ involvement in pregnancy related care among married men in Ibadan, Nigeria
Variables (N = 367) | n | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
< 24 | 7 | 1.9 |
25–39 | 200 | 54.5 |
≥ 40 | 151 | 41.1 |
No response | 9 | 2.5 |
Mean age | 37.5 ± 7.5 | |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 134 | 36.5 |
Islam | 231 | 62.9 |
Traditional | 2 | 0.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
Yoruba | 326 | 88.8 |
Igbo | 28 | 7.6 |
Hausa | 9 | 2.5 |
Others | 4 | 1.1 |
Occupation | ||
Artisan | 230 | 62.7 |
Trader | 125 | 34.0 |
Others | 11 | 3.3 |
Average income ( | ||
≤ 50,000 | 340 | 92.6 |
> 50,000 | 27 | 7.4 |
Family type | ||
Monogamous | 323 | 88.0 |
Polygamous | 44 | 12.0 |
Educational status of the mother of respondents’ last child | ||
No formal education | 20 | 5.4 |
Primary education | 89 | 24.3 |
Secondary education | 254 | 69.2 |
Tertiary education | 4 | 1.1 |
Occupation of the mother of respondents’ last child | ||
Artisan | 101 | 27.5 |
Trader | 235 | 64.1 |
Housewife | 13 | 3.5 |
Others | 18 | 4.9 |
Number of children | ||
≤ 4 | 258 | 70.3 |
> 4 | 91 | 24.8 |
No response | 18 | 4.9 |