TABLE 4:

Human Capital and Preconception Care Provision

Characteristic	Grouping	N	M	SD	SEM	t	df	P
Age	30 and below	231	71.51	8.721	0.574	1.45	470	.148
	Above 30	241	70.32	9.053	0.583
Sex	Male	128	70.4	9.67	0.855	−0.63	205.59	.531
	Female	346	71.01	8.594	0.462
Marital status	Married	325	70.98	9.055	0.502	0.56	470	.579
	Not Married	147	70.49	8.556	0.706
Level of Education	Degree and above	164	71.79	8.687	0.678	1.64	473	.101
	Diploma or Certificate	311	70.38	8.977	0.509
Cadre	Nurses	265	70.04	8.951	0.55	−2.28	473	.023
	Non Nurses	210	71.9	8.732	0.603
Experience (Years)	Up to 5	239	72.04	8.417	0.544	2.63	465	.009
	More than 5	228	69.89	9.283	0.615
Adequate PCC training	Yes	222	71.5	8.924	0.599	1.46	473	.145
	No	253	70.31	8.847	0.556
Knowledgeable on PCC	Yes	263	71.08	8.654	0.534	0.6	473	.552
	No	212	70.59	9.196	0.632
Competent	Yes	160	71.3	9.111	0.72	0.76	473	.448
	No	315	70.64	8.788	0.495

Statistical significance was determined by Student's t test at P≤.05.

N=sample size

M=mean

SD=standard deviation