Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of male partners attended ANC at Moshi Municipal (N = 228)
Characteristics | Total | Control | Intervention | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n (%) | n = 81 | n = 147 | p-value |
Age group (in years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 18–34 | 172 (74.8) | 57 (69.5) | 115 (77.7) | 0.171 |
 35–49 | 58 (25.2) | 25 (30.5) | 33 (22.3) |  |
Median (Interquartile range) | 28 (24, 35) | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/cohabiting | 200(87.7) | 72 (88.9) | 128 (87.1) | 0.690 |
 Single/separated | 28 (12.3) | 9 (11.1) | 19 (12.9) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None/Primary | 99 (43.4) | 25 (30.9) | 74 (50.3) | 0.010 |
 Secondary | 49 (21.5) | 24 (29.6) | 25 (17.0) |  |
 College | 80 (35.1) | 32 (39.5) | 48 (32.7) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | 0.635 |
 Employed | 140 (61.7) | 51 (63.8) | 89 (60.5) |  |
 Unemployed | 87 (38.3) | 29 (36.2) | 58 (39.5) |  |
Ever tested for HIV in the past year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 184 (81.1) | 69 (85.2) | 115 (78.8) | 0.237 |
 Yes | 43 (18.9) | 12 (14.8) | 31 (21.2) |  |
Prefer HIV testing and counselling | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 5 (2.2) | 5 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 0.002 |
 Yes | 222 (97.8) | 76 (93.8) | 146 (100.0) |  |
Accompanying partners* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 138 (90.7) | 55 (76.4) | 83 (83.8) | 0.223 |
 Once/twice | 33 (19.3) | 17 (23.6) | 16 (16.2) |  |
Benefits of ANC visits | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No benefit | 11 (4.9) | 3 (3.7) | 8 (5.5) | < 0.001 |
 Make partner safe | 20 (8.8) | 14 (17.3) | 6 (4.1) |  |
 HIV testing | 82 (36.1) | 17 (30.0) | 65 (44.5) |  |
 Education for us and new baby | 114 (50.2) | 47 (58.0) | 67 (45.9) |  |