Table 4 Association between sociodemographic characteristics and practice of male involvement
From: Fathers’ involvement in the healthcare of their children: a descriptive study in southwest Nigeria
Practice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Good practice (%) | Poor practice (%) | χ 2 | p -value |
Age | ||||
20–29 | 23 (7.6) | 9 (8.0) | 1.257 | 0.739 |
30–39 | 82 (27.1) | 25 (22.1) | ||
40–49 | 86 (28.1) | 32 (28.3) | ||
50 and above | 112 (37.0) | 47 (41.6) | ||
Occupation | ||||
Retiree | 22 (7.3) | 10 (8.8) | 0.908 | 0.824 |
Unskilled | 113 (37.3) | 38 (33.6) | ||
Semi-skilled | 117 (38.6) | 43 (38.1) | ||
Skilled/professional | 51 (16.8) | 22 (19.5) | ||
Educational status | ||||
None | 13 (4.3) | 9 (8.0) | ||
Primary | 80 (26.4) | 19 (16.8) | 6.687 | 0.083 |
Secondary | 128 (42.2) | 57 (50.4) | ||
Tertiary | 82 (27.1) | 28 (24.8) | ||
Child number ( n = 409) | ||||
0–4 | 217 (73.1) | 86 (76.8) | 0.719 | 0.698 |
5–10 | 70 (23.6) | 22 (19.6) | ||
> 10 | 10 (3.4) | 4 (3.4) | ||
Number of children living (400) | ||||
0–4 | 216 (74.5) | 84 (76.4) | 0.221 | 0.895 |
5–10 | 67 (23.1) | 24 (21.8) | ||
> 10 | 7 (2.4) | 2 (1.8) | ||
Number of children dead | ||||
≤ 2 | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) | 2.195 | 0.334 |
> 2 | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | ||
Number of wives number ( n = 408) | ||||
1 | 204 (68.7) | 80 (72.1) | 1.742 | 0.419 |
2–4 | 91 (30.6) | 29 (26.1) | ||
> 4 | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.8) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 276 (91.1) | 103 (91.2) | 0.400 | 0.983 |
0.983 | 12 (4.0) | 5 (4.4) | ||
Divorced | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.9) | ||
Widowed | ||||
Not married but has child | 7 (2.3) | 2 (1.8) | ||