Table 3 |
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Final backward stepwise multivariate analysis model assessing determinants of Nepalese women's autonomy in decision making |
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Socio-demographic characteristics |
Outcome-1 (own health care) |
Outcome -2 (major household purchases) |
Outcome -3 (daily household purchases) |
Outcome -4 (visits to family and friends) |
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OR |
95%CI |
OR |
95%CI |
OR |
95%CI |
OR |
95%CI |
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Age |
15-19 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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20-24 |
2.19*** |
(1.74, 2.76) |
2.06*** |
(1.62, 2.61) |
1.92*** |
(1.52, 2.42) |
1.95*** |
(1.56, 2.44) |
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25-29 |
3.23*** |
(2.54, 4.10) |
3.37*** |
(2.63, 4.32) |
3.57*** |
(2.81, 4.55) |
3.09*** |
(2.44, 3.90) |
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30-34 |
3.66*** |
(2.84, 4.72) |
5.32*** |
(4.09, 6.93) |
5.18*** |
(4.00, 6.72) |
4.47*** |
(3.47, 5.75) |
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35-39 |
4.48*** |
(3.44, 5.83) |
6.80*** |
(5.16, 8.96) |
6.93*** |
(5.27, 9.11) |
6.03*** |
(4.62, 7.87) |
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40-44 |
5.22*** |
(3.98, 6.83) |
9.42*** |
(7.08, 12.53) |
8.11*** |
(6.12, 10.76) |
8.67*** |
(6.57, 11.43) |
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45-49 |
5.82*** |
(4.38, 7.73) |
9.42*** |
(6.97, 12.71) |
7.72*** |
(5.73, 10.40) |
9.98*** |
(7.42, 13.43) |
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Employment |
Not employed |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Employed for cash |
1.41*** |
(1.22, 1.63) |
1.72*** |
(1.47, 2.01) |
1.97*** |
(1.67, 2.32) |
1.86*** |
(1.59, 2.18) |
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Employed not for cash |
0.73*** |
(0.63, 0.85) |
0.53*** |
(0.45, 0.62) |
0.61*** |
(0.52, 0.72) |
0.57*** |
(0.48, 0.66) |
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Number of living children |
0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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1-2 |
1.81*** |
(1.48, 2.21) |
1.93*** |
(1.56, 2.37) |
2.12*** |
(1.73, 2.61) |
1.78*** |
(1.46, 2.17) |
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3-4 |
1.97*** |
(1.58, 2.45) |
2.26*** |
(1.79, 2.84) |
2.72*** |
(2.16, 3.42) |
2.06*** |
(1.65, 2.57) |
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5+ |
1.81*** |
(1.42, 2.33) |
1.65*** |
(1.27, 2.14) |
2.41*** |
(1.86, 3.14) |
1.62*** |
(1.25, 2.10) |
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Residence |
Rural |
0.80** |
(0.69, 0.94) |
0.87 |
(0.73, 1.02) |
0.69*** |
(0.58, 0.83) |
0.77** |
(0.65, 0.91) |
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Ecological zone |
Mountain |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Hill |
1.10 |
(0.90, 1.33) |
1.37** |
(1.12, 1.68) |
1.48*** |
(1.21, 1.82) |
1.54*** |
(1.26, 1.88) |
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Terai |
0.91 |
(0.75, 1.10) |
0.89 |
(0.73, 1.09) |
0.91 |
(0.74, 1.11) |
0.86 |
(0.70, 1.05) |
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Development region |
Eastern |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Central |
0.95 |
(0.83, 1.08) |
0.85* |
(0.74, 0.98) |
0.82** |
(0.71, 0.94) |
0.79** |
(0.69, 0.91) |
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Western |
1.39*** |
(1.20, 1.61) |
0.92 |
(0.78, 1.07) |
0.78** |
(0.66, 0.92) |
0.97 |
(0.83, 1.14) |
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Mid-western |
1.07 |
(0.90, 1.26) |
0.95 |
(0.79, 1.13) |
0.86 |
(0.72, 1.03) |
1.26* |
(1.05, 1.52) |
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Far-western |
0.96 |
(0.82, 1.13) |
1.11 |
(0.93, 1.31) |
0.56*** |
(0.47, 0.67) |
0.85 |
(0.72, 1.01) |
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Education |
No Education |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Primary |
1.25** |
(1.09, 1.43) |
1.21** |
(1.05, 1.40) |
1.24** |
(1.07, 1.44) |
1.15* |
(1.00, 1.33) |
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Some secondary |
1.52*** |
(1.32, 1.76) |
1.14 |
(0.98, 1.33) |
1.26** |
(1.08, 1.47) |
1.35*** |
(1.16, 1.57) |
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Higher (SLC and above) |
1.85*** |
(1.36, 2.52) |
1.28 |
(0.92, 1.78) |
1.11 |
(0.79, 1.57) |
1.32 |
(0.94, 1.84) |
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Wealth quintile |
Poorest |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Poorer |
1.14 |
(0.98, 1.32) |
1.02 |
(0.87, 1.20) |
1.02 |
(0.86, 1.20) |
0.99 |
(0.84, 1.16) |
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Middle |
0.83* |
(0.71, 0.97) |
0.72*** |
(0.61, 0.85) |
0.68*** |
(0.58, 0.81) |
0.72*** |
(0.61, 0.85) |
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Richer |
0.77** |
(0.65, 0.91) |
0.76** |
(0.64, 0.90) |
0.75** |
(0.63, 0.89) |
0.72*** |
(0.61, 0.86) |
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Richest |
0.75** |
(0.62, 0.91) |
1.02 |
(0.83, 1.24) |
1.05 |
(0.85, 1.29) |
0.85 |
(0.69, 1.04) |
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Notes: OR= odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 |
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Acharya et al. Reproductive Health 2010 7:15 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-7-15 |
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