Table 6 Association between husbands’ support (received) and some selected variables
From: Spousal support during pregnancy in the Nigerian rural context: a mixed methods study
Husband support (received) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n(%) | No n(%) | |||
Spousal status | One wife | 376 (78.2) | 25 (71.4) | χ2 = .856 Phi = .041 df = 1, p = .355 |
More than one wife | 105 (21.8) | 10 (28.6) | ||
Husbands’ age | 21–30 years | 84 (17.5) | 15 (42.9) | χ2 = 15.574 Cramer’s V = .174 df = 5, p = .008 |
31–40 years | 219 (45.5) | 10 (28.6) | ||
41–50 years | 144 (29.9) | 10 (28.6) | ||
51–60 years | 25 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | ||
61–70 years | 5 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
71–80 years | 4 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Husbands’ education | No formal education | 24 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | χ2 = 2.671 Cramer’s V = .072 df = 3, p = .445 |
Primary education | 10 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Secondary education | 60 (12.5) | 5 (14.3) | ||
Tertiary education | 387 (80.4) | 30 (85.7) | ||
Husbands’ occupation | Self-employed | 142 (29.5) | 25 (71.4) | χ2 = 27.894 Cramer’s V = .233 df = 2, p = .000 |
Public servant | 261 (54.3) | 5 (14.3) | ||
Private employees | 78 (16.2) | 5 (14.3) | ||
Total | 481 (100.0) | 35 (100.0) | ||