Table 3 Relationship between reasons for scan considering gender versus other reasons and some variables
From: Clients' reasons for prenatal ultrasonography in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria
Variable | Gender (% within the category) | p value* |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
<30 | 13.6 | 0.001* |
30–34 | 21.6 | |
35+ | 45.7 | |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 27.1 | 0.004* |
Islam | 6.7 | |
Occupation | ||
Artisans | 8.1 | 0.002* |
Civil servants | 32.6 | |
Professionals | 31.4 | |
Other | 31.4 | |
Education | ||
Secondary or less | 15.3 | 0.072 |
Tertiary | 26.6 | |
Ethnic group | ||
Yoruba | 22.9 | 0.552 |
Others | 17.4 | |
Gravidity | ||
1 | 10.8 | 0.007* |
2 | 14.5 | |
3 | 35.3 | |
4+ | 35.4 | |
Sex of previous babies | ||
All males | 26.4 | 0.191 |
All females | 34.1 | |
Mixed | 27.0 | |
Nulliparous | 9.1 | |
Gestational age (Trimesters) | ||
First | 0.0 | 0.108 |
Second | 15.4 | |
Third | 21.6 |