Table 4 Perception of respondents regarding specific roles in pregnancy related care
From: Male partners’ involvement in pregnancy related care among married men in Ibadan, Nigeria
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Perception of your role in the care of your partner during pregnancy (N = 367) | ||
Yes | 330 | 89.9 |
No | 37 | 10.1 |
Roles perceived to be needful during pregnancy (N = 330) | ||
Domestic support only | 183 | 49.9 |
Financial support only | 98 | 26.7 |
Both | 49 | 13.4 |
Reasons for non-support during pregnancy (N = 37) | ||
Not always around | 10 | 2.7 |
Getting support from family members and older children | 13 | 3.5 |
Assistance from housemaid | 1 | 0.3 |
No response | 13 | 3.5 |
Perception of your role in the care of your partner during labour and after delivery (N = 367) | ||
Yes | 340 | 92.6 |
No | 18 | 4.9 |
No response | 9 | 2.5 |
Roles perceived to be needful during labour and after delivery (N = 340) | ||
Spiritual support only | 169 | 49.7 |
Financial support only | 58 | 17.1 |
Take her to the hospital and spiritual support | 30 | 8.8 |
Financial and spiritual support | 83 | 24.4 |
Reasons for non-support during labour and after delivery (N = 18) | ||
Don’t know what can be done | 12 | 66.7 |
No response | 6 | 33.3 |
Perception of your role in the care of the newborn (N = 367) | ||
Yes | 358 | 97.5 |
No | 9 | 2.5 |
Roles perceived to be needful in newborn care (N = 358) | ||
Domestic support only | 115 | 32.1 |
Financial support only | 216 | 60.3 |
Both | 20 | 5.6 |
No response | 7 | 2.0 |
Reasons for non-support in the care of the newborn (N = 9) | ||
Not always around | 1 | 11.1 |
No response | 8 | 88.9 |
Perception of your role in abortion and post-abortion care (N = 367) | ||
Yes | 165 | 45.0 |
No | 202 | 55.0 |
Roles perceived to be needful in post-abortion care (N = 165) | ||
Take her to the hospital | 35 | 21.2 |
Adequate rest | 18 | 10.9 |
Assist to get her medication | 27 | 16.4 |
All | 79 | 47.9 |
No response | 6 | 3.6 |
Reasons for non-support in post-abortion care (N = 202) | ||
Abortion is a sin | 38 | 18.8 |
Will never experience it because we practice family planning | 4 | 2.0 |
No response | 160 | 79.2 |