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Table 4 Utilization of MCH services among different occupational groups

From: Determinants of patterns of maternal and child health service utilization in a rural community in south eastern Nigeria

Variable

ANC Freq (%)

Imm. Freq (%)

ID Freq (%)

FP Freq (%)

COPD Freq (%)

T

n = 504

T

n = 528

T

n = 464

T

n = 602

T

n = 512

Respondents occupation

 Unemployed

242

178 (73.6)

182

178 (97.8)

242

46 (19.0)

242

42 (17.4)

194

178 (91.8)

 Trader

166

152 (91.6)

150

150 (100.0)

166

48 (28.9)

166

50 (30.1)

154

138 (89.6)

 C/servant

80

130 (83.3)

132

130 (98.5)

156

46 (29.5)

156

48 (30.8)

136

130 (95.6)

 Artisan

20

16 (80.0)

16

16 (100.0)

20

4 (20.0)

20

2 (10.0)

18

14 (77.8)

 Farmer

14

14 (100.0)

14

14 (100.0)

0

0 (0.0)

14

4 (28.6)

14

14 (100.0)

 Student

4

4 (100.0)

4

4 (100.0)

4

4 (100.0)

4

2 (50.0)

4

2 (50.0)

 X2

 

13.124f

 

1.929f

 

12.411f

 

8.296f

 

9.118f

 Df

 

5

 

5

 

5

 

5

 

5

p-value

 

0.022

 

0.859

 

0.030

 

0.141

 

0.104

Husbands Occupation

 Unemployed

0

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

 Trader

48

46 (95.8)

48

48 (100.0)

50

18 (36.0)

50

16 (32.0)

48

40 (83.3)

 C/servant

138

136 (98.6)

134

132 (98.5)

114

34 (30.0)

148

46 (31.1)

140

108 (77.1)

 Artisan

134

132 (98.5)

134

130 (97.0)

146

28 (19.2)

146

46 (31.5)

138

112 (81.2)

 Farmer

12

12 (100.0)

12

12 (100.0)

14

6 (42.9)

12

2 (16.7)

14

10 (71.4)

 Self employed

82

82 (100.0)

82

82 (100.0)

84

20 (23.8)

84

16 (19.0)

84

70 (83.3)

 Professional

12

10(83.3)

12

12(100.0)

12

8 (66.7)

12

2 (16.7)

12

10 (83.3)

 X2

 

13.751f

 

2.407f

 

23.889f

 

9.474f

 

59.115f

 Df

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

P value

 

0.088

 

0.966

 

0.002

 

0.304

 

0.026

  1. Where, n number of women using MCH service, T total number of women in the group, C/servant civil servant