Table 2 Association between Background Characteristics of Respondents and Level of Men’s Involvement in ANC (N = 965)
Variables | Level of involvement | Total | χ2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low involvement | High involvement | ||||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |||
Age | |||||
15–30 | 100 (44.8) | 123 (55.2) | 223 (100) | ||
> 30 | 345 (46.4) | 398 (53.6) | 743 (100) | 0.175 | 0.676 |
Occupation | |||||
Employed | 141 (50.9) | 136 (49.1) | 277 (100) | ||
Not employed | 304 (44.1) | 385 (56.0) | 689 (100) | 3.656 | 0.056 |
Education level | |||||
No education | 37 (51.4) | 35 (48.6) | 72 (100) | ||
Primary education | 343 (45.7) | 408 (54.3) | 751 (100) | ||
Above primary education | 65 (45.5) | 78 (54.5) | 143 (100) | 0.889 | 0.641 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Gogo | 198 (38.4) | 317 (61.6) | 515 (100) | ||
Others | 247 (54.8) | 204 (45.2) | 451 (100) | 25.777 | *** |
Religion | |||||
Christian | 296 (41.3) | 420 (58.7) | 716 (100) | ||
Muslim | 149 (59.6) | 101 (40.6) | 250 (100) | 24.865 | *** |
Marriage relationship | |||||
Arranged Marriage | 415 (46.5) | 477 (53.5) | 892 (100) | ||
Chosen each other | 30 (40.5) | 44 (59.5) | 74 (100) | 0.985 | 0.321 |
Marriage type | |||||
Monogamous | 26 (46.4) | 30 (53.6) | 56 (100) | ||
Polygamous | 419 (46.0) | 491 (54,0) | 910 (100) | 0.003 | 0.955 |
Time | |||||
≤ 1 h | 149 (42.1) | 205 (57.9) | 354 (100) | ||
> 1 h | 296 (48.4) | 316 (51.6) | 612 (100) | 3.555 | * |
Access ANC information | |||||
Yes | 354 (42.8) | 474 (57.2) | 828 (100) | ||
No | 91 (65.9) | 47 (34.1) | 138 (100) | 25.599 | *** |
Number of children | |||||
1–4 | 306 (47.7) | 335 (52.3) | 641 (100) | ||
≥ 5 | 139 (42.8) | 186 (57.2) | 325 (100) | 2.143 | 0.143 |
Distance to health facility | |||||
≤ 5 km | 405 (47.4) | 450 (52.6) | 855 (100) | ||
≥ 5 km | 40 (36.0) | 71 (64.0) | 111 (100) | 5.078 | * |
Attitude of health care providers | |||||
Positive | 353 (44.2) | 445 (55.8) | 798 (100) | 6.189 | * |
Negative | 92 (54.8) | 76 (45.2) | 168 (100) | ||