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Table 3 Percentage utilization maternal health care services by background characteristics of husbands

From: What he knows about her and how it affects her? Husband’s knowledge of pregnancy complications and maternal health care utilization among tribal population in Maharashtra, India

Background characteristics

Percent of Utilization of ANC (n)

Percent of Institutional Delivery(n)

Percent of Utilization of PNC (n)

Current age

 19–24

97.9(93)

48.4(46)

55.8(53)

 25–29

95.9(162)

51.5(87)

63.9(108)

 >  29

94.2(114)

44.6(54)

47.9(58)

Education

 Illiterate

88.0(95)

26.9(29)

34.3(37)

 Primary

97.1(68)

45.7(32)

44.3(31)

 Secondary

99.3(146)

57.1(84)

66.7(98)

 Graduation and above

100(60)

70.0(42)

88.3(53)

Current Occupation

 Agriculture

96.2(205)

43.7(93)

55.9(119)

 Agriculture labours

93.4(85)

44.0(40)

45.1(41)

 Govt./Private employees

98.2(54)

65.5(36)

76.4(42)

 Others

96.2(25)

69.2(18)

65.4(17)

Type of family

 Nuclear family

96.2(225)

51.3(120)

60.7(142)

 Joint family

95.4(144)

44.4(67)

51.0(77)

Type of tribes

 Gond

94.4(134)

54.2(77)

62.0(88)

 Madiya

96.7(235)

45.3(110)

53.9(131)

Type of marriage

 Arrange marriage

95.3(281)

45.8(135)

50.8(150)

 Love marriage

97.8(88)

57.8(52)

76.7(69)

Wealth Index

 Rich

98.4(126)

66.4(85)

70.3(90)

 Middle

96.9(125)

35.7(46)

51.2(66)

 Poor

92.2(118)

43.8(56)

49.2(63)

knowledge of complications during pregnancy

 No knowledge

93.4(142)

35.5(54)

36.2(55)

 Partial knowledge

95.9(139)

49.7(72)

63.4(92)

 Full knowledge

100.0(88)

69.3(61)

81.8(72)

knowledge of Complications during delivery

 No knowledge

94.5(156)

36.4(60)

35.8(59)

 Partial knowledge

97.6(123)

46.8(59)

69.0(87)

 Full knowledge

95.7(90)

72.3(68)

77.7(73)

knowledge of Complications after delivery

 No knowledge

93.5(172)

35.3(65)

31.5(58)

 Partial knowledge

97.6(120)

52.0(64)

74.8(92)

 Full knowledge

98.7(77)

74.4(58)

88.5(69)

 Total

95.8(369)

48.6(187)

56.9(219)