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Table 4 Men inclusion in supervised delivery activities

From: Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Accompanied wife/partner for supervised delivery during last pregnancy

 Yes

114

44.5

 No

142

55.5

Respondents’ knowledge on importance of supervised delivery

 Woman gets the best of care

32

12.7

 Avoids complications

45

17.9

 It is safer for mother and child

174

69.3

Will accompany wife/partner to health facility to deliver in current/future pregnancy

 Yes

56

21.9

 No

200

78.1

Decision-maker on place of delivery

 Husband

80

31.3

 Wife

2

0.8

 Both husband and wife

79

30.9

 Mother-in-law

95

37.1