Table 4.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics for fathers in the SMS4baba intervention phase
| Expecting first child | Overall (N = 72) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N = 17) | No (N = 55) | |||
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 25.40 (3.37) | 32.40 (6.75) | 30.70 (6.80) | < 0.001 |
| Median [Min, Max] | 25.0 [21.0, 32.0] | 31.0 [22.0, 48.0] | 30.0 [21.0, 48.0] | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Kenyan | 15 (88.2%) | 51 (92.7%) | 66 (91.7%) | 0.842 |
| Immigrant | 2 (11.8%) | 4 (7.3%) | 6 (8.3%) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 17 (100%) | 51 (92.7%) | 68 (94.4%) | 0.860 |
| Islam | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | |
| Traditional | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single/never married | 3 (17.6%) | 1 (1.8%) | 4 (5.6%) | 0.126 |
| Single but cohabiting | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (1.8%) | 2 (2.8%) | |
| Currently married | 13 (76.5%) | 53 (96.4%) | 66 (91.7%) | |
| Lives with partner | ||||
| Yes | 13 (76.5%) | 53 (96.4%) | 66 (91.7%) | - |
| No | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Not applicable | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Missing | 4 (23.5%) | 2 (3.6%) | 6 (8.3%) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Skilled worker | 4 (23.5%) | 14 (25.5%) | 18 (25.0%) | 0.978 |
| Casual labourer/unskilled worker | 12 (70.6%) | 35 (63.6%) | 47 (65.3%) | |
| Unemployed/other | 1 (5.9%) | 6 (10.9%) | 7 (9.7%) | |
| Highest education level | ||||
| Primary and below | 2 (11.8%) | 19 (34.5%) | 21 (29.2%) | 0.462 |
| Secondary | 12 (70.6%) | 31 (56.4%) | 43 (59.7%) | |
| Tertiary | 3 (17.6%) | 5 (9.1%) | 8 (11.1%) | |
| Taking alcohol/smoke | ||||
| No | 14 (82.4%) | 45 (81.8%) | 59 (81.9%) | 0.999 |
| Yes | 3 (17.6%) | 10 (18.2%) | 13 (18.1%) | |
| Number of children | - | |||
| None | 17 (100%) | 1 (1.8%) | 18 (25.0%) | |
| One | 0 (0%) | 28 (50.9%) | 28 (38.9%) | |
| Two | 0 (0%) | 16 (29.1%) | 16 (22.2%) | |
| Three | 0 (0%) | 7 (12.7%) | 7 (9.7%) | |
| Four | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | |
| Five | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | |