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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of women in the two groups, in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Husbands’ involvement in antenatal care and its association with women’s utilization of skilled birth attendants in Sidama zone, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

 

Was your husband involved at least in one ANC visit?

 

Characteristics

Yes, (%) (n = 385)

No, (%) (n = 279)

Total (N = 664)

Χ2, (p-value)

Residence

 Urban

194 (60.1)

129 (39.9)

323

1.117 (=0.291)

 Rural

191 (56.0)

150 (44.0)

341

 

Age in year

 15–24

103 (58.9)

72 (41.1)

175

0.090 (=0.956)

 25–34

218 (57.5)

161 (42.5)

379

 

 35–49

64 (58.2)

46 (41.8)

110

 

Education level

 Tertiary

62 (62.6)

37 (37.4)

99

3.010 (=0.390)

 Secondary

103 (58.5)

73 (41.5)

176

 

 Primary

134 (54.0)

114 (46.0)

248

 

 None

86 (61.0)

55 (39.0)

141

 

Occupation type

 Government employee

64 (69.6)

28 (30.4)

92

6.159 (=0.046)*

 Businesswomen

35 (59.3)

24 (40.7)

59

 

 Housewife

286 (55.8)

227 (44.2)

513

 

Religion

 Protestant

251 (55.9)

198 (44.1)

449

8.908 (=0.031)*

 Orthodox

45 (63.4)

26 (36.6)

71

 

 Catholic

47 (73.4)

17 (26.6)

64

 

 Muslim

42 (52.5)

38 (47.5)

80

 

Initiation of ANC visit

 1st trimester

41 (71.9)

16 (28.1)

57

9.764 (=0.008)**

 2nd trimester

231 (60.0)

154 (40.0)

385

 

 3rd trimester

113 (50.9)

109 (49.1)

222

 

Number of ANC visits

 4+

64 (76.2)

20 (23.8)

84

13.087 (< 0.001)***

 1 to 3

321 (55.3)

259 (44.7)

580

 

Number of under 5 children

  <  1

127 (62.0)

78 (38.0)

205

1.918 (=0.166)

  > 1

258 (56.2)

201 (43.8)

459

 

Is the pregnancy planned?

 Yes

280 (64.2)

156 (35.8)

436

20.282 (< 0.001)***

 No

105 (46.1)

123 (53.9)

228

 
  1. ***P-value < 0.001, **p-value < 0.01, and *P-value < 0.05, indicate the significance differences of the two groups (women with husbands’ involvement and without involvement by indicated variables)