Table 3.

Predictors of Male Engagement^a in the Household as Reported by Male Study Participants in Tanzania

Variables	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Wealth	0.70 (.49-1.00)	0.053
Male completed some primary education	1.23 (1.04-1.45)	0.014
Male completed some secondary education	1.61 (1.30-1.99)	< 0.001
Female completed some primary education	1.06 (.92-1.22)	0.413
Female completed some secondary education	1.27 (1.01-1.61)	0.042
Father’s age	1.00 (.99-1.00)	0.319
Mother’s age	1.02 (1.00-1.03)	0.026
Number of children under the age of 5 in the household	0.96 (.88-1.06)	0.411
Sex of child is male	0.92 (.81-1.04)	0.184
Child’s age when father started talking to child	1.01 (.99-1.04)	0.244
Decisions about healthcare: Male only	1.33 (1.11-1.59)	0.002
Decisions about healthcare: Both the female and male	1.14 (.95-1.37)	0.152
Living in a rural setting	0.92 (.75-1.12)	0.400

^aMale engagement was defined as the male frequently helping with household chores

Controlled with male education, male age, and wealth