3.2 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS AND THEIR DESIRABILITY FOR COMPANIONSHIP IN LABOUR
Table II above showed various sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents as it relates to their desirability for companionship in labour. Age and marital status of the respondents had no significant relationship with their desire for companionship in labour as their p-values (0.747 and 0.621 respectively) were not statistically significant.
On the other hand, parity (p-value 0.008), religion (0.003), occupation (0.002), ethnicity (0.004) and level of education (0.0018) of the respondents were statistically significant and so, there was a significant relationship between these variables and the desirability for companionship in labour.
Majority 222(76%) of the antenatal attendees believed companionship is necessary in labour, 48 (16.4%) believed companionship was not necessary in labour while 22 (7.5%) of the respondents did not state whether it was necessary in labour or not.
Majority 259(88.70%) of the respondents were desirous of a companion during labour, 30 (10.3%) of the study participants had no need for a companion in labour while 3 (1.0%) did not respond whether they were desirous of it or not.