Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Factors associated with male involvement in reproductive care in Bangladesh
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 15–29 | 383 | 32.0 |
 30–44 | 711 | 59.4 |
 45–64 | 102 | 8.5 |
Residency | ||
 Rural | 759 | 63.5 |
 Urban | 437 | 36.5 |
Educational attainment | ||
 Nil | 245 | 20.5 |
 Primary | 778 | 65.1 |
 Secondary and above | 173 | 14.5 |
Religion | ||
 Islam | 1063 | 88.9 |
 Other | 133 | 11.1 |
Occupation | ||
 Farming | 336 | 28.1 |
 Blue collar | 438 | 36.6 |
 White collar | 422 | 35.3 |
Earning | ||
 Sufficient | 145 | 12.1 |
 Moderately Sufficient | 721 | 60.3 |
 Insufficient | 330 | 27.6 |
Number of household members | ||
 2–4 | 395 | 33.0 |
 5–8 | 612 | 51.2 |
  > 8 | 189 | 15.8 |
Household head | ||
 Male | 1159 | 96.9 |
 Female | 37 | 3.1 |
Reads news paper | ||
 Yes | 590 | 49.3 |
 No | 606 | 50.7 |
Watches TV | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1100 | 92.0 |
 No | 96 | 8.0 |
Listens to radio | ||
 Yes | 195 | 16.3 |
 No | 1001 | 83.7 |
Ever heard of family planning (FP) in TV | ||
 Yes | 389 | 32.5 |
 No | 807 | 67.5 |
Heard about FP from community health workers | ||
 Yes | 88 | 7.4 |
 No | 1108 | 92.6 |
Heard about FP in community events | ||
 Yes | 87 | 7.3 |
 No | 1109 | 92.7 |
Heard about FP from: poster/billboard/leaflet | ||
 Yes | 327 | 27.3 |
 No | 869 | 72.7 |