Table 3. Couple communication and relationship quality among male and female survey respondents.
| Female (n = 493) |
Male (n = 407) |
Total (n = 900) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Couple communication | ||||||
| Ever discussed the number of children you want to have with partner [q22] | 403 | 81.7 | 329 | 80.8 | 732 | 81.3 |
| Discussed with partner the modern FP method you would like to use in past year [q23] | 227 | 46.0 | 210 | 51.6 | 437 | 48.6 |
| Discussed with partner how to obtain modern FP method in past year [q24] | 218 | 44.2 | 184 | 45.2 | 402 | 44.7 |
| Relationship quality | ||||||
| Told partner you appreciated them in past month [q18] | 412 | 83.6 | 366 | 89.9 | 778 | 86.4 |
| Took time to listen to partner’s concerns in past month [q19] | 428 | 86.8 | 369 | 90.7 | 797 | 88.6 |
| Talked about what makes you happy with partner in past month [q20] | 437 | 88.6 | 362 | 88.9 | 799 | 88.8 |
| Talked about what frustrates you with partner in past month [q21] | 320 | 64.9 | 285 | 70.0 | 605 | 67.2 |