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