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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants

From: Assessment of men involvement in family planning services use and associated factors in rural Ghana

 

Male (n = 107)

Female (n = 93)

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