Table 5 Association Between Male Engagement^a and ANC and MH as Reported by Male Study Participants in Tanzania

Female ate more food during pregnancy

335/3959

8.5

1.62 (1.32-1.98)

< 0.001

Female worked less in the household during pregnancy

1721/3964

43.4

1.71 (1.49-1.97)

0.000

Disagree that during pregnancy, women should continue to carry out the same chores as normal

916/3975

23.0

1.04 (.92-1.19)

0.528

Female saw someone for antenatal care

1715/3965

43.3

1.09 (.95-1.26)

0.229

Before becoming pregnant, female took iron tablets

59/901

6.6

1.42 (.92-2.20)

0.117

Exclusively breastfed child under 6 months

610/1476

41.3

1.03 (.83-1.29)

0.771

Introduced complementary foods to child between the age of 6 and 8 months

222/520

42.7

0.83 (.55-1.24)

0.355

Child met guidelines for dietary diversity (4 or more food groups out of 6

564/2000

28.2

0.91 (.76-1.09)

0.287

Spent time playing with child in the last week

1885/4217

44.7

1.20 (1.04-1.37)

0.013