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Table 7 The relationship between pregnant women’s characteristic and perceived behavior control towards male involvement

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 perceived

Positive perceived

X2

p-value

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Group

 Intervention

107

19.6

75

13.7

  

 Control

202

37

162

29.7

0.537

0.464

Age group

 Less than 20

57

10.40

44

8.10

  

 21 to 25

93

17.00

61

11.20

  

 26 to 30

60

11.00

53

9.70

4.598

0.331

 31 to 35

36

6.60

39

7.10

  

 36+

63

11.50

40

7.30

  

Age at marriage

 Less than 18

154

28.20

80

14.70

  

 19 to 24

128

23.40

120

22.00

16.006

< 0.001

 25 = +

27

4.90

37

6.80

  

Education status

 No formal

128

23.40

66

12.10

  

 Primary school

169

31.00

155

28.40

11.7

0.003

 Secondary school or higher

12

2.20

16

2.90

  

Ethnic group

 Fipa

195

35.70

144

26.40

  

 Mambwe

44

8.10

68

12.50

25.073

< 0.001

 Others

70

12.80

25

4.60

  

Economic status

 Less than one dollar per day

227

41.60

158

28.90

2.979

0.084

 At least one dollar per day

82

15.00

79

14.50

  

Own mobile phone

 Yes

77

14.10

91

16.70

  

 No

232

42.50

146

26.70

11.437

0.001

Would you like to accompany your partner to childbirth?

 No

103

18.90

40

7.30

18.788

< 0.001

 Yes

206

37.70

197

36.10