Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
From: Determinants of male involvement in family planning services in Abia State, Southeast Nigeria
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
25–34 | 105 | 17.9 |
35–44 | 241 | 41.0 |
≥ 45 | 242 | 41.1 |
Total | 588 | 100 |
Mean (±SD) | 42.4 (±8.0) | |
Education Status | ||
No formal education | 24 | 4.1 |
Primary | 99 | 16.8 |
Secondary | 241 | 41.0 |
Tertiary | 224 | 38.1 |
Marriage/relationship type | ||
Monogamous | 548 | 93.2 |
Polygamous | 22 | 3.7 |
Cohabitation | 18 | 3.1 |
Current number of living children | ||
None | 19 | 3.2 |
1–2 | 129 | 22.0 |
3–4 | 324 | 55.1 |
≥ 4 | 116 | 19.7 |
Median (IQR) | 2.0 (2–4) | |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 573 | 97.4 |
Traditional | 15 | 2.6 |
Denominationa | ||
Catholic | 131 | 22.9 |
Orthodox | 188 | 32.8 |
Pentecostal | 243 | 42.4 |
Others | 11 | 1.9 |
Duration at the present residence in the community | ||
6 months | 8 | 1.4 |
> 6–12 months | 13 | 2.2 |
> 12 months-2 years | 44 | 7.5 |
> 2 years | 523 | 88.9 |
Occupation status | ||
Professional | 28 | 4.8 |
Trader | 184 | 31.3 |
Civil servant | 146 | 24.8 |
Skilled manual labour | 47 | 8.0 |
Artisan | 71 | 12.1 |
Farming | 81 | 13.8 |
No occupation | 31 | 5.3 |