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 4 Bivariate association of social support with network 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
Trust the alter
Not at all	56 (19%)	7 (8%)	0.001	6 (6%)	0.001	46 (17%)	0.001	18 (17%)	0.001	20 (10%)	0.001
A little bit	157 (54%)	32 (36%)	0.001	42 (43%)	0.001	147 (54%)	0.001	43 (41%)	0.001	109 (55%)	0.001
Very much	80 (27%)	50 (56%)	0.001	49 (51%)	0.001	79 (29%)	0.001	45 (42%)	0.001	69 (35%)	0.001
Frequency of contact
Once in 6 month	14 (5%)	3 (3%)	0.006	2 (2%)	0.003	14 (5%)	0.078	3 (3%)	0.001	8 (4%)	0.062
Once in 3 month	49 (17%)	5 (6%)	0.006	10 (10%)	0.003	41 (15%)	0.078	3 (3%)	0.001	25 (13%)	0.062
Once a month	69 (24%)	21 (24%)	0.006	20 (21%)	0.003	66 (24%)	0.078	23 (22%)	0.001	51 (26%)	0.062
Once a week	72 (25%)	24 (27%)	0.006	22 (23%)	0.003	67 (25%)	0.078	24 (23%)	0.001	50 (25%)	0.062
About every day	89 (30%)	36 (40%)	0.006	43 (44%)	0.003	84 (31%)	0.078	53 (50%)	0.001	64 (32%)	0.062
Emotional closeness
Not at all	82 (28%)	6 (7%)	0.001	9 (9%)	0.001	67 (25%)	0.001	17 (16%)	0.001	40 (20%)	0.001
A little bit	155 (53%)	41 (46%)	0.001	49 (51%)	0.001	150 (55%)	0.001	51 (48%)	0.001	108 (55%)	0.001
Very much	56 (19%)	42 (47%)	0.001	39 (40%)	0.001	55 (20%)	0.001	38 (36%)	0.001	50 (25%)	0.001
Count on alter for support
Not at all	98 (33%)	9 (10%)	0.001	10 (10%)	0.001	85 (31%)	0.016	22 (21%)	0.001	48 (24%)	0.001
A little bit	142 (48%)	35 (39%)	0.001	43 (44%)	0.001	136 (50%)	0.016	48 (45%)	0.001	105 (53%)	0.001
Very much	53 (18%)	45 (51%)	0.001	44 (45%)	0.001	51 (19%)	0.016	36 (34%)	0.001	45 (23%)	0.001
	293	89		97		272		106		198
After stillbirth
Trust the alter
Not at all	56 (19%)	13 (13%)	0.001	11 (11%)	0.001	48 (18%)	0.041	31 (19%)	0.052	17 (9%)	0.001
A little bit	157 (54%)	41 (40%)	0.001	51 (50%)	0.001	148 (54%)	0.041	80 (48%)	0.052	108 (55%)	0.001
Very much	80 (27%)	48 (47%)	0.001	41 (40%)	0.001	77 (28%)	0.041	54 (33%)	0.052	70 (36%)	0.001
Frequency of contact
Once in 6 month	14 (5%)	2 (2%)	0.001	1 (1%)	0.003	9 (3%)	0.001	2 (1%)	0.001	8 (4%)	0.054
Once in 3 month	49 (17%)	2 (2%)	0.001	11 (11%)	0.003	44 (16%)	0.001	17 (10%)	0.001	24 (12%)	0.054
Once a month	69 (24%)	23 (23%)	0.001	21 (20%)	0.003	63 (23%)	0.001	35 (21%)	0.001	49 (25%)	0.054
Once a week	72 (25%)	35 (34%)	0.001	36 (35%)	0.003	71 (26%)	0.001	42 (25%)	0.001	51 (26%)	0.054
About every day	89 (30%)	40 (39%)	0.001	34 (33%)	0.003	86 (32%)	0.001	69 (42%)	0.001	63 (32%)	0.054
Emotional closeness
Not at all	82 (28%)	18 (18%)	0.001	16 (16%)	0.001	67 (25%)	0.001	35 (21%)	0.001	35 (18%)	0.001
A little bit	155 (53%)	39 (38%)	0.001	50 (49%)	0.001	152 (56%)	0.001	87 (53%)	0.001	108 (55%)	0.001
Very much	56 (19%)	45 (44%)	0.001	37 (36%)	0.001	54 (20%)	0.001	43 (26%)	0.001	52 (27%)	0.001
Count on alter for support
Not at all	98 (33%)	17 (17%)	0.001	15 (15%)	0.001	85 (31%)	0.006	38 (23%)	0.001	48 (25%)	0.001
A little bit	142 (48%)	45 (44%)	0.001	52 (50%)	0.001	138 (51%)	0.006	85 (52%)	0.001	99 (51%)	0.001
Very much	53 (18%)	40 (39%)	0.001	36 (35%)	0.001	50 (18%)	0.006	42 (25%)	0.001	48 (25%)	0.001
	293	102		103		273		165		195

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