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Table 3 Relationship between outcomes and Exposures with Covariates

From: What does women’s empowerment have to do with malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from demographic and health surveys from 30 countries

Covariates

Stunted

Underweight

Decision-making

Violence

Attitudes

Experience of violence

Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

Chi-2 p-value

Cases (%)

Chi-2 p-value

Cases (%)

Rank sum/Kruskil Wallis p-value

Chi-2 p-value

Wealth Index

Poorest

32,073 (22.7)

< 0.001

14,213 (44.3)

< 0.001

8363 (26.1)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Poorer

31,291 (22.2)

12,861 (41.1)

7095 (22.7)

Middle

28,160 (19.9)

10,256 (36.4)

5292 (18.8)

Richer

26,679 (18.9)

8284 (31.1)

4364 (16.4)

Richest

23,072 (16.3)

4677 (20.3)

2509 (10.9)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Type of Residence

Urban

39,889 (28.2)

< 0.001

9988 (25.0)

< 0.001

5405 (13.6)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Rural

101,386 (71.8)

40,303 (39.8)

22,218 (21.9)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Child age

< 1 year

30,188 (21.4)

< 0.001

5518 (18.3)

< 0.001

4417 (14.6)

< 0.001

0.822

0.180

1

29,238 (20.7)

11,222 (38.4)

6110 (20.9)

2

27,362 (19.4)

12,274 (44.9)

5926 (21.7)

3

27,736 (19.6)

11,561 (41.7)

5695 (20.5)

4

26,752 (18.9)

9716 (36.3)

5476 (20.5)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Sex of Child

Male

70,839 (50.1)

< 0.001

26,709 (37.7)

< 0.001

14,658 (20.7)

0.601

1.000

0.859

Female

70,436 (49.9)

23,582 (33.5)

12,965 (18.4)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Birth order

1st-2nd

51,827 (36.7)

< 0.001

17,402 (33.6)

< 0.001

8871 (17.1)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

3rd-4th

42,151 (29.8)

14,651 (34.8)

7958 (18.9)

5th–6th

26,607 (18.8)

10,059 (37.8)

5727 (21.5)

More than 6th

20,691 (14.7)

8180 (39.5)

5067 (24.5)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Respondents’ age

15–19

6541 (4.6)

< 0.001

2419 (37.0)

< 0.001

1368 (20.9)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

20–24

28,864 (20.4)

10,739 (37.2)

5562 (19.3)

25–29

39,985 (28.3)

14,028 (35.1)

7610 (19.0)

30–34

31,566 (22.3)

10,738 (34.0)

5957 (18.9)

35–39

21,410 (15.2)

7545 (35.2)

4391 (20.5)

40–44

9859 (7.0)

3629 (36.8)

2040 (20.7)

45–49

3050 (2.2)

1193 (39.1)

695 (22.8)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Maternal BMI

Not low BMI

128,170 (90.7)

< 0.001

44,510 (34.7)

< 0.001

23,280 (18.2)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Low BMI

13,106 (9.3)

5781 (44.1)

4343 (33.1)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Educational attainment

No education

59,627 (42.2)

< 0.001

25,153 (42.2)

< 0.001

16,293 (27.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Primary

49,037 (34.7)

17,789 (36.3)

7853 (16.0)

Secondary

28,302 (20.0)

6824 (24.1)

3207 (11.3)

Higher

4309 (3.1)

525 (12.2)

270 (6.3)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Respondent and husband age differential

>  8 years

52,856 (37.4)

< 0.001

19,089 (36.1)

< 0.001

12,045 (22.8)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

8–4 years

53,483 (37.9)

18,667 (34.9)

9841 (18.4)

3-1 years

30,733 (21.8)

10,979 (35.7)

5016 (16.3)

No diff or older

4203 (3.0)

1556 (37.0)

721 (17.2)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Respondent and husband educational differential

Same Education

57,186 (40.5)

< 0.001

22,207 (38.8)

< 0.001

14,190 (24.8)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Less education

60,565 (42.9)

20,482 (33.8)

9966 (16.5)

More education

23,524 (16.7)

7602 (32.3)

3467 (14.7)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Husbands’ education

No education

48,002 (34.0)

< 0.001

20,414 (42.5)

< 0.001

13,566 (28.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Primary

46,178 (32.7)

17,268 (37.4)

7905 (17.1)

Secondary

37,937 (26.9)

10,936 (28.8)

5226 (13.8)

Higher

9158 (6.5)

1672 (18.3)

926 (10.1)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)

Age at first marriage

15–17 years

50,690 (35.9)

 

19,937 (39.3)

< 0.001

11,372 (22.4)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

18–20 years

48,377 (34.2)

17,318 (35.8)

9114 (18.8)

21–23 years

24,770 (17.5)

8107 (32.7)

4282 (17.3)

24–26 years

10,586 (7.5)

3157 (29.8)

1789 (16.9)

27 plus

6852 (4.9)

1773 (25.9)

1065 (15.5)

Total

141,275 (100)

50,291 (35.6)

27,623 (19.6)