Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants by fathering refusal
| 听 | 听 | Total Sample | Refused (6.5%) | Did not refuse (93.5%) | 听 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Demographic characteristics | N | % | n | % | n | % | p-value |
| 听 | Woman鈥檚 characteristics | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
1 | Not married | 238 | 11.8 | 59 | 24.8 | 179 | 75.2 | &濒迟;鈥�0.0001 |
| 听 | Married | 1788 | 88.2 | 72 | 4.0 | 1716 | 96.0 | 听 |
2 | Age: 15-24y (vs. 25y +) | 901 | 44.5 | 87 | 9.7 | 814 | 90.3 | &濒迟;鈥�0.0001 |
| 听 | 25测鈥�+鈥墆别补谤蝉 | 1122 | 55.5 | 43 | 3.8 | 1079 | 96.2 | 听 |
3 | Has tertiary education | 178 | 8.8 | 4 | 2.3 | 174 | 97.8 | 0.016 |
| 听 | Secondary education | 1697 | 83.9 | 116 | 6.8 | 1581 | 93.2 | 听 |
| 听 | No/pri education | 147 | 7.3 | 11 | 7.5 | 136 | 92.5 | 听 |
4 | Woman employed | 602 | 29.9 | 36 | 6.0 | 566 | 94.0 | 0.647 |
| 听 | Unemployed | 1410 | 70.1 | 92 | 6.5 | 1318 | 93.5 | 听 |
| 听 | Partner鈥檚 characteristics | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
5 | Age: <30 years | 924 | 45.7 | 81 | 8.8 | 843 | 91.2 | &濒迟;鈥�0.0001 |
| 听 | >鈥�30 years | 1096 | 54.3 | 49 | 4.5 | 1047 | 95.5 | 听 |
6 | Has other wives | 314 | 15.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 292 | 93.0 | 0.08 |
| 听 | No other wives | 1656 | 84.1 | 77 | 4.7 | 1579 | 95.4 | 听 |
7 | Education: no tertiary education | 1721 | 85.7 | 113 | 6.6 | 1608 | 93.4 | 0.682 |
| 听 | Has tertiary education | 287 | 14.3 | 17 | 5.9 | 270 | 94.1 | 听 |
8 | Currently employed | 1836 | 90.9 | 113 | 6.2 | 1723 | 93.9 | 0.099 |
| 听 | Not employed | 183 | 9.1 | 17 | 9.3 | 166 | 90.7 | 听 |
| 听 | Marriage | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
9 | Marriage ceremony: None | 1437 | 72.9 | 86 | 6.0 | 1351 | 94.0 | 听 |
| 听 | Church/Court | 178 | 9.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 177 | 99.4 | 听 |
| 听 | Traditional | 357 | 18.1 | 14 | 3.9 | 343 | 96.1 | 0.004 |
10 | Bride price: None | 377 | 19.1 | 54 | 14.3 | 323 | 99.5 | 听 |
| 听 | Partial | 1404 | 71.3 | 44 | 3.1 | 1360 | 96.9 | 听 |
| 听 | Full | 189 | 9.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 188 | 85.7 | &濒迟;鈥�0.0001 |