From: Assessment of men involvement in family planning services use and associated factors in rural Ghana
Male (n = 107) | Female (n = 93) | |||
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Frequency | Percent (%) | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
Age | ||||
15–24 | 25 | 23.36 | 47 | 50.54 |
25–34 | 40 | 37.38 | 19 | 20.43 |
35–44 | 19 | 17.76 | 19 | 20.43 |
45–54 | 8 | 7.48 | 8 | 8.60 |
55+ | 15 | 14.02 | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Single | 43 | 40.57 | 36 | 38.71 |
Married | 56 | 52.83 | 52 | 55.92 |
Cohabiting | 6 | 5.66 | 3 | 3.23 |
Divorced/widowed | 1 | 0.94 | ||
Number years in current relation | ||||
< 5 years | 44 | 52.38 | 56 | 66.67 |
5–9 years | 15 | 17.86 | 9 | 10.71 |
10+ years | 25 | 29.77 | 19 | 22.62 |
Education | ||||
None | 17 | 15.89 | 30 | 32.26 |
Primary | 5 | 4.67 | 7 | 7.53 |
Junior High School | 16 | 14.95 | 19 | 20.43 |
High School | 26 | 24.30 | 27 | 29.03 |
Tertiary | 43 | 40.19 | 10 | 10.75 |
Occupation | ||||
Farming | 7 | 8.24 | 16 | 17.20 |
Trading | 22 | 25.88 | 22 | 23.66 |
Teachings | 16 | 18.82 | 3 | 3.23 |
Health worker | 6 | 7.06 | 5 | 5.38 |
Others | 34 | 40.00 | 47 | 50.54 |
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 41 | 38.32 | 24 | 25.81 |
Islam | 63 | 58.88 | 69 | 74.19 |
Traditional | 2 | 1.87 | ||
Other | 1 | 0.93 | ||
Number of living children | ||||
0 | 54 | 50.46 | 36 | 38.71 |
1 | 15 | 14.02 | 20 | 21.51 |
2 | 11 | 10.28 | 16 | 17.20 |
3 | 10 | 9.35 | 10 | 10.75 |
4 | 10 | 9.35 | 5 | 5.38 |
5 | 4 | 3.74 | 4 | 4.30 |
> 5 | 3 | 2.80 | 2 | 2.15 |
Desired number of children | ||||
1 | 2 | 1.87 | 1 | 1.08 |
3 | 31 | 28.97 | 21 | 22.58 |
4 | 32 | 29.91 | 31 | 33.33 |
5 | 11 | 10.28 | 15 | 16.13 |
> 5 | 17 | 15.89 | 11 | 11.83 |
Whatever God gives | 9 | 8.41 | 9 | 9.68 |
Ideal birth interval (years) | ||||
1 | 1 | 0.93 | 11 | 11.83 |
2 | 20 | 18.69 | 45 | 48.39 |
3 | 57 | 53.27 | 3 | 3.23 |
Don’t know | 29 | 27.10 | 34 | 36.56 |
Knowledge of FP | 78 | 76.47 | 80 | 86.96 |
Approves partner’s use of FP/partner approves use of FP | 75 | 72.82 | 69 | 75.00 |
Use FP | 48 | 52.17 | 32 | 36.36 |
Discusses FP with partner | 58 | 65.10 | 59 | 64.13 |
Ever asked partner to use FP | 38 | 41.76 | ||
Provide support for partner to use FP/receives support from partner | 46 | 52.27 | 59 | 67.05 |
Involvement score | ||||
0 | 16 | 14.95 | ||
1 | 22 | 20.56 | ||
2 | 17 | 15.89 | ||
3 | 21 | 19.63 | ||
4 | 9 | 8.41 | ||
5 | 22 | 20.56 | ||
Sufficient FP involvement | 52 | 48.60 |