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Table 1 Characteristics of male respondents

From: Male partner attendance of skilled antenatal care in peri-urban Gulu district, Northern Uganda

Variable

Freq N = 331

Proportion (%)

Age a

  

   15-24

63

19

   25-34

149

45

   35-44

88

26.6

   ≥45 years

31

9.4

School education

 

   None

12

3.7

   Primary

209

64.7

   Secondary

78

24.1

   Tertiary

23

7.1

   Missing data

8

__

Residence

  

   Semi-urban

201

61.3

   Urban

128

38.7

   Missing data

3

__

Household size b

  

   ≤ 4

112

33.9

   > 4

218

66.1

   Missing data

1

___

Marital Status

  

   Never married

112

33.8

   Married

201

60.7

   Living together

17

5.1

   Missing data

1

__

Type of marriage

 

   Monogamous

273

83

   Polygamous

56

17

   Missing data

2

__

Religion

  

   Protestant

69

21

   Catholic

222

67.7

   Other

37

11.3

   Missing data

3

__

Occupation

  

   Peasant farmer

268

81.5

   Manual

20

6.1

   Sales

19

5.8

   Professional

22

6.7

   Missing data

3

__

No. of children c

  

   ≤ 3

168

51.7

   > 3

157

48.3

   Missing data

6

__

  1. aMean age 31.9, bMedian household size = 5 (IQR 4 - 8), cMedian no. of children = 3 (IQR 2 - 5).