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Table 3 The relationship between pregnant women’s characteristic and attitudes towards male involvement in maternal services utilization

From: Exploring factors influencing pregnant Women’s attitudes, perceived subjective norms and perceived behavior control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization: a baseline findings from a community based interventional study from Rukwa, rural Tanzania

Variables

Negative attitude

Positive attitude

X2

p-value

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Group

 Intervention

116

21.2

66

12.1

  

 Control

200

36.6

164

30

3.846

0.05

Age group

 Less than 20

63

11.50

38

7.00

  

 21 to 25

94

17.20

60

11.00

  

 26 to 30

65

11.90

48

8.80

5.357

0.253

 31 to 35

35

6.40

40

7.30

  

 36+

59

10.80

44

8.10

  

Age at marriage

 Less than 18

158

28.90

76

13.90

  

 19 to 24

129

23.60

119

21.80

16.566

< 0.001

 25 = +

29

5.30

35

6.40

  

Education status

 No formal

136

24.9

58

10.60

  

 Primary school

166

30.40

158

28.90

18.471

< 0.001

 Secondary school or higher

14

2.60

14

2.60

  

Ethnic group

 Fipa

198

36.30

141

25.80

  

 Mambwe

41

7.50

71

13.00

41.752

< 0.001

 Others

77

14.10

18

3.30

  

Economic status

 Less than one dollar per day

234

42.90

151

27.70

  

 At least one dollar per day

82

15.00

79

14.50

4.516

0.034

Own mobile phone

 Yes

76

13.90

92

16.80

  

 No

240

44.00

138

25.30

15.896

< 0.001

Walking distance

 Less than 1 km

151

27.70

109

20.00

  

 1 to 5 km

133

24.40

97

17.80

0.017

0.992

 More than 5 km

32

5.90

24

4.40

  

Ever heard about birth preparedness

 Yes

252

46.20

196

35.90

2.705

0.100

 No

64

11.70

34

6.20