Birth preparedness and complication readiness among husbands and its association with skilled birth attendance in southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Background and reproductive characteristics of study participants (husband and Wives’) in Arbaminch zuria District, southern Ethiopia, 2021(N = 1432)

Background characteristics	N	%
Husband’s age
18–25	122	8.52
26–35	745	52.03
36–40	393	27.44
>=41	172	12.01
Wives’ age
16–24	308	21.51
25–29	460	32.12
30–34	365	25.49
>=35	299	20.88
Husband’s education
Unable to read and write	656	45.81
Able to read and write	314	21.93
Formal education	462	32.26
Wives’ education
Unable to read and write	742	51.82
Able to read and write	271	18.92
Formal education	419	29.26
Husband’s occupation
Farmer	974	68.02
Daily Laborer	243	16.97
Merchant	75	5.23
Government employee	81	5.66
Other	58	4.05
wives’ occupation
Unemployed	1,203	84.01
Employed	229	15.99
Wives’ decision-making authority
Low authority	146	10.20
High authority	1,286	89.80
Wealth index
The poorest	300	20.95
2nd quantile	287	20.04
Middle quantile	285	19.90
4th quantile	284	19.83
The richest	276	19.27
Involvement in health development army
Yes	175	12.22
No	1,257	87.78
ANC visit (for the youngest child)
Yes	995	69.53
No	312	21.80
I don’t know	124	8.67
Frequency of ANC visit (for the youngest child) (N = 995)
Less than four times	469	47.14
Four and more times	431	43.32
Don’t know	95	9.55
Complications during a previous pregnancy
Yes	238	16.62
No	1,194	83.38
Knowledge about danger signs during labor and delivery
Had no knowledge	1,024	71.5
Had knowledge	408	28.5

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