Fathers’ involvement in the healthcare of their children: a descriptive study in southwest Nigeria

Bodunde, Olubunmi Temitope; Sholeye, Oluwafolahan Oluwagbemiga; Jeminusi, Olubukunonla Ayodele; Ajibode, Haroun Adetunji; Otulana, Taibat Olusola; Adebayo, Emmanuel Olusegun

doi:10.1186/s43054-023-00174-x

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 2 Attitude and practice of participants towards involvement in child’s health

From: Fathers’ involvement in the healthcare of their children: a descriptive study in southwest Nigeria

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
It is a woman’s job to take a sick child to the hospital
Yes	176	42.3
No	240	57.7
Taking a child to the hospital is time-consuming
Yes	212	51.0
No	204	49.0
I have more important things to do than visiting the hospital with my child
Yes	114	27.4
No	302	72.6
Hospital staffs make you wait too long before being seen
Yes	241	57.9
No	175	42.1
A man should go in search of money instead of accompanying a sick child
Yes	223	53.6
No	193	46.4
Paternity/sick leave will be required before I accompany my child to the hospital
Yes	166	39.9
No	250	61.1
A father will feel out of place in children’s ward/clinic
Yes	164	39.4
No	252	60.6
I cannot recommend that a father should follow his child to the hospital
Yes	130	31.3
No	286	68.7
Has any of your children visited a hospital before?
Yes	301	72.4
No	115	27.6
Ever gone to the hospital with your child on any occasion
Yes	237	57.0
No	152	36.5
Yes, I have been to hospital with my child
< 5	118	28.4
> 5	4	1.0
several times	3	.7
No, I have never been to the hospital with my child because of the following:
It is a woman’s job	21	5.0
Due to my work schedule	33	7.9
Not a man’s job	30	7.2
I do not have time for that	23	5.5
Children been admitted into the hospital in the past
Yes	182	43.8
No	218	52.4
I personally stay with him/her on admission
Yes	135	32.5
No	146	35.1
No, I did not, because of the following:
Because I travelled	17	4.1
Because of my work schedule	57	13.7
Because it is not man’s job	38	9.1
I was sick	8	1.9
Ever attended antenatal care with your wife before?
Yes	199	47.8
No	205	49.3
No, because of the following:
Because I travelled	26	6.3
Because of my work schedule	53	12.7
Because it is not man’s job	98	23.6
I was sick	12	2.9
Ever attended the delivery of your wife?
Yes	288	69.2
No	117	28.1
Number of times
≤ 4	154	37.0
> 4	38	9.1
Few times	11	2.6
All the time	12	2.9
No, because of the following:
Because I travelled	25	6.0
Because of my work schedule	56	13.5
Because it is not a man's job	26	6.3
I was sick	3	.7
Ever attended immunization clinics/infant welfare clinics with your child before?
Yes	161	38.7
No	240	57.7
No, because of the following:
Because I travelled	18	4.3
Because of my work schedule	79	19.0
Because it is not man’s job	134	32.2
I was sick	7	1.7
Healthcare provider ever invited you for discussion before of your child’s health before?
Yes	102	24.5
No	295	70.9
I went, when I was invited
Yes	59	14.2
No	27	6.5
No, because of the following:
Because I travelled	5	1.2
Because of my work schedule	16	3.8
Because it is not man’s job	11	2.6
I was sick	2	.5

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