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. 2017 Jan 30;25:e2840. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.1658.2840

Table 1. Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women, husbands and family members. Tanzania, 2013.

Characteristics Pregnant women Husbands Family members p-value
Total (n) 42 35 44
Age (mean) 27.67 33.21 36.41 0.008*
Education level 0.089
Secondary and above (%) 17 11.8 38.5
Primary or less (%) 82.9 88.2 61.5
Occupation 0.157
Farmer (%) 80.5 88.2 60.0
Housewife/student (%) 17 0 25.0
Others (%) 2.4 11.8 15.0
Daily expense 0.346
<1000 TSH (%) 42.9 54.9 41.5
1000-5000 TSH (%) 50 35.5 39
≥5000 TSH (%) 7.1 9.7 19.5
Household assets ownership 0.028
Low (0-1) (%) 90.5 74.3 75.0
High (2+) (%) 9.5 25.7 25.0

* p < 0.05; TSH: Tanzania Shillings; p < 0.01