Toward sustainable development goals in gender inequality: an analysis of gender preferences among urban pregnant women in a Southeast Asian country

Table 2 History of maternity care and satisfaction of pregnant women with their family’s care

Characteristics	Total		Son preference		No preference		Daughter preference		p
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Frequency antenatal care
Weekly	84	11.5	22	26.2	45	53.6	17	20.2	0.02
Monthly	238	32.5	50	21.0	145	60.9	43	18.1
More than a month	121	16.5	40	33.1	50	41.3	31	25.6
Follow your physician’s instructions	289	39.5	82	28.4	140	48.4	67	23.2
Preferable delivery method
Vaginal delivery	326	49.8	89	27.3	174	53.4	63	19.3	0.34
Caesarean delivery	328	50.2	90	27.4	160	48.8	78	23.8
Having any pregnancy’ complications	177	24.2	48	27.1	88	49.7	41	23.2	0.77
Information sources on pregnancy care
Friends / relatives	365	49.9	75	20.5	222	60.8	68	18.5	< 0.01
Posters/Banners	25	3.4	5	20.0	16	64.0	4	16.0	0.47
Internet/Social media	511	69.8	110	21.5	303	59.3	98	19.2	< 0.01
SMS/Message	48	6.6	11	22.9	31	64.6	6	12.5	0.15
Radio/Television	132	18.0	21	15.9	95	72.0	16	12.1	< 0.01
Newspapers/Book	139	19.0	29	20.9	88	63.3	22	15.8	0.01
Health worker	393	53.7	105	26.7	196	49.9	92	23.4	0.37
Smartphone app	162	22.1	27	16.7	111	68.5	24	14.8	< 0.01
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Satisfaction with care (0–10)
Husband/ Partner	8.6	2.1	8.1	2.1	9.0	1.8	8.0	2.3	< 0.01
Parents-in-law	8.2	2.4	7.7	2.4	8.7	2.2	7.6	2.6	< 0.01
Parent	8.8	2.0	8.2	2.2	9.2	1.6	8.4	2.1	< 0.01

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