Table 3. Male partners’ sociodemographic characteristics, intervention to involve male partners in maternity care, Burkina Faso, 2015–2016.
| Characteristica | No. of men (%)b,c |
|
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group (n = 583) | Control group (n = 561) | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 40.1 (18.8) | 40.6 (20.3) |
| Age, yearsd | ||
| 20–29 | 126 (23.6) | 138 (27.4) |
| 30–39 | 275 (51.6) | 246 (48.8) |
| 40–49 | 105 (19.7) | 101 (20.0) |
| ≥ 50 | 27 (5.1) | 19 (3.8) |
| Age difference between man and woman in years, median | 8 | 7 |
| Educational levele | ||
| No education | 247 (48.4) | 244 (48.3) |
| Primary school | 134 (26.3) | 125 (24.8) |
| Above primary school | 129 (25.3) | 136 (26.9) |
| Type of occupationf | ||
| Agriculture | 44 (7.6) | 58 (10.3) |
| Street vending | 124 (21.3) | 110 (19.6) |
| Skilled manual labour | 238 (40.8) | 217 (38.7) |
| Shopkeeper or commerce | 100 (17.2) | 115 (20.5) |
| Public sector | 41 (7.0) | 41 (7.3) |
| Other | 80 (13.7) | 68 (12.1) |
| Type of marriageg | ||
| Monogamous | 504 (86.6) | 476 (84.9) |
| Polygamous | 78 (13.4) | 85 (15.2) |
| Person responsible for decisions on household expensesg | ||
| Woman | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Male partner | 491 (84.2) | 474 (84.5) |
| Couple together | 32 (5.5) | 36 (6.4) |
| Third person | 49 (8.4) | 44 (7.8) |
| It depends or not sure | 10 (1.7) | 6 (1.0) |
| Person responsible for the decision to seek health careh | ||
| Woman | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.5) |
| Male partner | 523 (89.7) | 500 (89.1) |
| Couple together | 38 (6.5) | 39 (7.0) |
| Third person | 19 (3.3) | 13 (2.3) |
| It depends or not sure | 1 (0.2) | 5 (0.9) |
SD: standard deviation.
a The male partners’ characteristics were reported by the women.
b All values in the table represent absolute numbers and percentages unless otherwise stated.
c Percentages are of the total number of men for whom data were available in each category (e.g. age).
d Data on age were missing for 50 men in the intervention arm and 57 in the control arm.
e Data on educational level were missing for 73 men in the intervention arm and 56 in the control arm.
f Percentages for occupations add up to more than 100% as more than one occupation was allowed.
g Data on the person responsible for decisions on household expenses were missing for one man in the intervention arm.
h Data on the person responsible for the decision to seek health care were missing for one man in the control arm.