VARIABLE

Should men accompany the partners to antenatal clinic

Total

Chi-square value

p-value

The participants religion

Yes

No

Christianity

316 (96.6%)

11 (3.4%)

327 (100.0%)

12.593

0.002

Islamic

86 (92.5%)

7 (7.5%)

93 (100.0%)

Traditionalist

1 (50.0%)

1 (50.0%)

2 (100.0%)

Total

403 (95.5%)

19 (4.5%)

422 (100.0%)

Marital status

Married

376 (96.7%)

13 (3.3%)

389 (100.0%)

44.068

0.000

Cohabiting

13 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

13 (100.0%)

Single

14 (73.7%)

5 (26.3%)

19 (100.0%)

Separated

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

1 (100.0%)

Total

403 (95.5%)

19 (4.5%)

422 (100.0%)

Level of education

Never went to school

20 (95.2%)

1 (4.8%)

21 (100.0%)

1.245a

0.871

Primary

43 (93.5%)

3 (6.5%)

46 (100.0%)

Junior high school

82 (94.3%)

5 (5.7%)

87 (100.0%)

Secondary school

119 (96.7%)

4 (3.3%)

123 (100.0%)

Tertiary school

139 (95.9%)

6 (4.1%)

145 (100.0%)

Total

403 (95.5%)

19 (4.5%)

422 (100.0%)

Employment status

Unemployed

69 (95.8%)

3 (4.2%)

72 (100.0%)

1.494a

0.828

Self-employed

201 (94.8%)

11 (5.2%)

212 (100.0%)

Government employed

88 (95.7%)

4 (4.3%)

92 (100.0%)

Private employed

26 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

26 (100.0%)

Housewife

19 (95.0%)

1 (5.0%)

20 (100.0%)

Total

403 (95.5%)

19 (4.5%)

422 (100.0%)