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Table 6 Bivariate association between type of VHV and husband’s support and relationship (n = 120)

From: Impact of village health volunteer support on postnatal depressive symptoms in the remote rural areas of Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

 

Pair-VHV

Single-VHV

P

n=86

n=34

Husband’s support during pregnancy

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

 

 He wanted me to stay away from farming and hard labor a

4.1

(1.0)

3.6

(1.1)

0.02

 He took care of the older children more often a

4.1

(1.2)

3.8

(1.1)

0.08

 He took me to a health facility to receive ANCa

4.1

(1.2)

4.2

(1.1)

0.97

Relationship with husband

n

(%)

N

(%)

 

 My husband listens to my concerns and complaints b

62

(72.1)

19

(55.9)

0.09

 I listen to my husband’s concerns and complaints b

56

(65.1)

16

(47.1)

0.07

 My husband looks after me when I am sick and confined to a bed for a few days b

80

(93.0)

28

(82.4)

0.08

 I look after my husband when he is sick and confined to a bed for a few days b

73

(84.9)

26

(76.5)

0.27

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. aMann-Whitney U test
  3. bChi-square test