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Table 3 Decision making and financial support during pregnancy and delivery among participants experiencing a pregnancy in the last 5 years

From: A cross-sectional study of the role of men and the knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy in southern Mozambique

Sex

Men (N = 253)

Women (N = 311)

Decisions concerning ANC are taken by

n

%

n

%

 Man

66

26.09

149

47.91

 Parents-in-law

1

0.40

3

0.96

 Other children

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Parents

0

0.00

4

1.29

 Woman

63

24.90

42

13.50

 Couple together

116

45.85

94

30.23

 Siblings

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Others

7

2.77

19

6.11

Financial support for ANC (transport and other costs) comes froma

 Man

128

50.59

249

80.06

 Parents-in-law

3

1.19

3

0.96

 Other children

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Parents

2

0.79

5

1.61

 Woman

94

37.15

17

5.47

 Couple together

26

10.28

30

9.65

 Siblings

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Nobody

2

0.79

6

1.93

 Others

1

0.40

1

0.32

Decision about place of birth is taken by

 Man

52

20.55

46

14.79

 Parents-in-law

5

1.98

6

1.93

 Other children

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Parents

2

0.79

7

2.25

 Woman

57

22.53

128

41.16

 Couple together

124

49.01

98

31.51

 Siblings

1

0.40

1

0.32

 Others

12

4.74

25

8.04

Savings during pregnancy for the delivery are done bya

 Man

117

46.25

199

63.99

 Parents-in-law

3

1.19

9

2.89

 Other children

0

0.00

0

0.00

 Parents

4

1.58

9

2.89

 Woman

85

33.60

40

12.86

 Couple together

39

15.42

46

14.79

 Siblings

1

0.40

1

0.32

 Nobody

8

3.16

10

3.22

 Others

1

0.40

1

0.32

  1. aMore than one response possible