| Variable | Perceived Appropriate Response n (%) | Perceived Inappropriate Response n (%) | Total (n) | OD (95% CI) | P |
| Age of Respondents | |||||
| ≤ 40years | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 14 | 1.22 (0.37, 4.03) | 0.73 |
| > 40years | 27 (55.1) | 22 (44.9) | 49 |
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| Respondents Institution | |||||
| Government or Tertiary | 30 (54.5) | 25 (45.5) | 55 | 0.83 (0.18, 3.67) | 0.81 |
| Non-Government owned or private | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 8 |
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| Location of Respondent | |||||
| Northern Nigeria | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | 20 | 0.63 (0.21, 1.88) | 0.411 |
| Southern Nigeria | 19 (48.7) | 20 (51.3) | 39 |
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| Recipient of Spousal involvement being reported by respondent | |||||
| Reported on behalf of others | 22 (44.9) | 27 (55.1) | 49 | 7.36 (1.48, 36.44) | 0.007* |
| Self-Reported | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | 14 |
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| Gender of the Doctor’s spouse who got involved | |||||
| Female | 11 (44.0) | 14 (56) | 25 | 1.9 (0.7, 5.42) | 0.198 |
| Male | 23 (60.5) | 15 (39.5) | 38 |
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| Reason to protect the doctor from what they perceived as a treat | |||||
| Yes | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | 34 | 0.65 (0.2, 1.7) | 0.402 |
| No | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | 29 |
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| Description of spousal involvement | |||||
| Spouse was involved in non-work-related acts of kindness | |||||
| Yes | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 7 | 0.16 (0.01, 1.47) | 0.11 |
| No | 28 (50) | 28 (50) | 56 |
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| The spouse was involved in reporting family issues to the doctor’s colleagues | |||||
| Yes | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 7 | 0.31 (0.04, 2.38) | 0.27 |
| No | 32 (57.1) | 24 (42.9) | 56 |
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| Deliberate verbal or physical altercation with spouse | |||||
| Yes | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 7 | 8.34 (1.13, 204.8) | 0.04* |
| No | 33 (58.9) | 23 (41.1) | 56 |
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| The doctor invited their spouse | |||||
| Yes | 16 (64) | 9 (36) | 25 | 0.5 (0.17, 1.42) | 0.19 |
| No | 18 (47.4) | 20 (52.6) | 38 |
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| Estimated Age range of Doctors’ whose spouses got involved | |||||
| ≤ 40years | 21 (60) | 14 (40) | 35 | 0.57 (0.21, 1.5) | 0.28 |
| > 40years | 13 (46) | 15 (53.6) | 28 |
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| Estimated Age range of spouses who got involved in Doctors’ workplace | |||||
| ≤ 40years | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 27 | 0.89 (0.32, 2.4) | 0.82 |
| > 40years | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | 36 |
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| The Cadre of Doctors whose spouse got involved in the workplace was a consultant | |||||
| Yes | 8 (50) | 8(50) | 16 | 1.2 (0.39. 3.8) | 0.71 |
| No | 26 (55.3) | 21(44.7) | 47 |
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| Spouse working in the healthcare industry | |||||
| Yes | 11 (55) | 9 (45) | 20 | 0.94 (0.32, 2.7) | 0.91 |
| No | 23 (53.5) | 20 (46.5) | 43 |
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| Perceived enabler to spousal involvement in the doctor workplace | |||||
| Ignorance of boundaries in the workplace | |||||
| Yes | 4 (23.5) | 13 (76.5) | 17 | 6.09 (1.70, 21.79) | 0.003* |
| No | 30 (65.7) | 16 (34.8) | 46 |
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| High political or financial influence of spouse | |||||
| Yes | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 5 | 0.76 (0.11, 4.92) | 0.57 |
| No | 31 (53.4) | 27 (46.6) | 58 |
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| Expression of love for the spouse | |||||
| Yes | 26 (76.5) | 8 (23.5) | 34 | 0.11 (0.03, 0.36) | 0.0001* |
| No | 8 (27.6) | 21 (72.4) | 29 |
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| Exertion of control by the spouse | |||||
| Yes | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 14 | 11.2 (2.26, 56.41) | 0.002* |
| No | 32 (65.3) | 17 (34.7) | 49 |
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