The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda

Ssegujja, Eric; Mulumba, Yusuf; Guttmacher, Sally; Andipatin, Michelle

doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01498-9

Table 3 Bivariate association of social support with alter characteristics

From: The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda

Variable	Total	Material	P value	Financial	P value	Emotional	P value	Instrumental	P value	Information	P value
During pregnancy
Age group in years
Less than 18	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.199	0 (0%)	0.082	8 (3%)	0.669	7 (7%)	0.036	0 (0%)	0.001
19–25	35 (12%)	9 (10%)	0.199	10 (10%)	0.082	34 (13%)	0.669	15 (14%)	0.036	16 (8%)	0.001
26–45	183 (62%)	59 (66%)	0.199	68 (70%)	0.082	170 (63%)	0.669	64 (60%)	0.036	130 (66%)	0.001
46 and above	66 (23%)	21 (24%)	0.199	19 (20%)	0.082	60 (22%)	0.669	20 (19%)	0.036	52 (26%)	0.001
Gender
Male	86 (29%)	33 (37%)	0.055	35 (36%)	0.075	76 (28%)	0.056	25 (24%)	0.103	36 (18%)	0.001
Female	207 (71%)	56 (63%)	0.055	62 (64%)	0.075	196 (72%)	0.056	81 (76%)	0.103	162 (82%)	0.001
Education level
None	16 (5%)	4 (4%)	0.486	3 (3%)	0.557	15 (6%)	0.038	4 (4%)	0.136	12 (6%)	0.008
Primary	87 (30%)	31 (35%)	0.486	29 (30%)	0.557	84 (31%)	0.038	40 (38%)	0.136	59 (30%)	0.008
Secondary	103 (35%)	32 (36%)	0.486	33 (34%)	0.557	98 (36%)	0.038	33 (31%)	0.136	58 (29%)	0.008
Tertiary	87 (30%)	22 (25%)	0.486	32 (33%)	0.557	75 (28%)	0.038	29 (27%)	0.136	69 (35%)	0.008
Marital status
Not married	95 (32%)	18 (20%)	0.003	17 (18%)	0.001	90 (33%)	0.381	37 (35%)	0.494	62 (31%)	0.558
Married	198 (68%)	71 (80%)	0.003	80 (82%)	0.001	182 (67%)	0.381	69 (65%)	0.494	136 (69%)	0.558
Network type
Community	122 (42%)	17 (19%)	0.001	24 (25%)	0.001	112 (41%)	0.564	35 (33%)	0.024	84 (42%)	0.694
Naturally	171 (58%)	72 (81%)	0.001	73 (75%)	0.001	160 (59%)	0.564	71 (67%)	0.024	114 (58%)	0.694
	293	89		97		272		106		198
After stillbirth
Age group in years
Less than 18	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.078	0 (0%)	0.109	9 (3%)	0.042	8 (5%)	0.030	0 (0%)	0.001
19–25	35 (12%)	9 (9%)	0.078	11 (11%)	0.109	35 (13%)	0.042	25 (15%)	0.030	13 (7%)	0.001
26–45	183 (62%)	69 (68%)	0.078	65 (63%)	0.109	172 (63%)	0.042	100 (61%)	0.030	133 (68%)	0.001
46 and above	66 (23%)	24 (24%)	0.078	27 (26%)	0.109	57 (21%)	0.042	32 (19%)	0.030	49 (25%)	0.001
Gender
Male	86 (29%)	33 (32%)	0.410	39 (38%)	0.018	79 (29%)	0.566	44 (27%)	0.252	39 (20%)	0.001
Female	207 (71%)	69 (68%)	0.410	64 (62%)	0.018	194 (71%)	0.566	121 (73%)	0.252	156 (80%)	0.001
Education level
None	16 (5%)	4 (4%)	0.398	2 (2%)	0.192	14 (5%)	0.238	8 (5%)	0.127	13 (7%)	0.078
Primary	87 (30%)	32 (31%)	0.398	29 (28%)	0.192	84 (31%)	0.238	56 (34%)	0.127	56 (29%)	0.078
Secondary	103 (35%)	31 (30%)	0.398	37 (36%)	0.192	97 (36%)	0.238	60 (36%)	0.127	61 (31%)	0.078
Tertiary	87 (30%)	35 (34%)	0.398	35 (34%)	0.192	78 (29%)	0.238	41 (25%)	0.127	65 (33%)	0.078
Marital status
Not married	95 (32%)	23 (23%)	0.008	19 (18%)	0.001	89 (33%)	0.810	62 (38%)	0.032	53 (27%)	0.007
Married	198 (68%)	79 (77%)	0.008	84 (82%)	0.001	184 (67%)	0.810	103 (62%)	0.032	142 (73%)	0.007
Network type
Community	122 (42%)	40 (39%)	0.539	33 (32%)	0.014	110 (40%)	0.084	60 (36%)	0.038	78 (40%)	0.422
Naturally	171 (58%)	62 (61%)	0.539	70 (68%)	0.014	163 (60%)	0.084	105 (64%)	0.038	117 (60%)	0.422
	293	102		103		273		165		195

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