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Table 2 Participants' Characteristics

From: Ifugao males, learning and teaching for the improvement of maternal and child health status in the Philippines: an evaluation of a program

 

Group1 (N = 140)

Group 2 (N = 105)

p

Age

     

Range

 

18-71

 

18-74

 

Mean (SD)

 

42.5 (± 11.3)

 

38.0 (± 12.2)

*

18-19

2

1.4%

5

4.8%

 

20-29

18

12.9%

22

21.0%

 

30-39

34

24.3%

38

36.2%

 

40-49

51

36.4%

20

19.0%

 

50-59

25

17.9%

14

13.3%

 

60-69

8

5.7%

3

2.9%

 

70-79

2

1.4%

2

1.9%

 

Education

    

**

Below High School Graduate

69

49.3%

79

75.2%

 

High School Graduate and Above

71

50.7%

26

24.8%

 

Marital Status

    

*

Married

131

93.6%

88

83.8%

 

Others

9

6.4%

17

16.2%

 

Occupation

    

ns

None

5

3.6%

2

1.9%

 

Farmer

113

80.7%

94

89.5%

 

Government Worker

14

10.0%

6

5.7%

 

Others

8

5.7%

3

2.9%

 

Number of Family Members

     

Range

 

1-15

 

1-12

 

Mean (SD)

 

5.5 (± 2.4)

 

5.4 (± 2.6)

ns

< 5

79

56.4%

61

58.1%

 

6 ≦

61

43.6%

44

41.9%

 

Number of Children

     

Range

 

0-13

 

0-10

 

Mean (SD)

 

3.7 (± 2.5)

 

3.2 (± 2.7)

ns

None

12

8.6%

19

18.1%

 

1 - 3

101

72.1%

42

40.0%

 

≦ 4

27

19.3%

44

41.9%

 

Planning to Have Children

    

ns

Yes

65

46.4%

53

50.5%

 

No

72

51.4%

52

49.5%

 

Monthly Income, Peso (5000 pesos = about 100 USD)

  

ns

< 5,000

93

66.4%

81

77.1%

 

5,000≦

47

33.5%

24

22.8%

 

Head of the Household

    

ns

Myself

119

85.0%

83

79.0%

 

Other than Myself

21

15.0%

22

21.0%

 

Decision-maker for using money on health

  

ns

Myself

102

72.9%

75

71.4%

 

Other than Myself

36

25.7%

28

26.7%

 

Heard About Maternal Death in January 2009

  

ns

Yes

51

36.4%

47

44.8%

 

No

89

63.6%

58

55.2%

 
  1. t-test or Χ2 test
  2. *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.001; ns: not significant