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Table 4 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of male accompaniment to ANC by women’s empowerment status

From: Women’s empowerment and male involvement in antenatal care: analyses of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in selected African countries

OR (95% CI) by empowerment statusA

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Malawi

Mozambique

Rwanda

Senegal

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Year

2010

2010

2010

2011

2010

2010

2011

2010

Sample size

2,490

1,042

1,353

414

1,211

505

428

459

Women’s Empowerment (Unadjusted Model) B

        

Composite

1.32*

1.00

0.75*

0.83

1.3

1.11

1.78*

0.94

 

(1.13, 1.55)

(.72, 1.37)

(.60, .94)

(.56, 1.22)

(.93, 1.82)

(.77, 1.60)

(1.21, 2.61)

(.64, 1.39)

Economic

1.30*

1.20

0.72*

0.91

1.24

1.27

1.40

1.39

 

(1.10, 1.53)

(.85, 1.71)

(.57, .91)

(.58, 1.42)

(.87, 1.78)

(.83, 1.96)

(.91, 2.15)

(.82, 2.35)

Socio-familial

1.03

1.22

0.86

0.83

1.11

0.82

1.37

1.27

 

(.86, 1.23)

(.82, 1.80)

(.68, 1.11)

(.53, 1.30)

(.75, 1.63)

(.53, 1.28)

(.89, 2.11)

(.85, 1.89)

Legal

0.91

0.81

0.97

1.70*

1.30

1.01

1.08

0.79

 

(.78, 1.07)

(.58, 1.14)

(.77, 1.21)

(1.09, 2.66)

(.90, 1.88)

(.65, 1.58)

(.73, 1.61)

(.53, 1.18)

Women’s Empowerment (Adjusted Model) B,C

        

Composite

1.27*

0.94

0.77*

0.94

1.35

1.13

1.53*

1.02

 

(1.08, 1.50)

(.67, 1.31)

(.62, .97)

(.61, 1.45)

(.95, 1.91)

(.77, 1.66)

(1.00, 2.35)

(.66, 1.57)

Economic

1.24*

1.12

0.75*

1.22

1.24

1.22

1.33

1.33

 

(1.08, 1.47)

(.78, 1.61)

(.59, .94)

(.73, 2.05)

(.86, 1.78)

(.78, 1.92)

(.85, 2.09)

(.78, 2.27)

Socio-familial

1.00

1.13

0.89

0.91

1.18

0.87

1.30

1.02

 

(.83, 1.20)

(.75, 1.69)

(.69, 1.14)

(.57, 1.46)

(.80, 1.76)

(.55, 1.37)

(.82, 2.06)

(.66, 1.59)

Legal

0.94

1.16

0.94

1.32

1.38

1.01

0.97

1.02

 

(.79, 1.10)

(.79, 1.71)

(.75, 1.17)

(0.80, 2.18)

(.93, 2.04)

(.63, 1.60)

(.63, 1.50)

(.61, 1.71)

  1. AReference group (OR = 1) includes women with scores below the country mean level; BScores only adjusted for cluster survey design; CScores additionally adjusted for maternal, male partner, and household characteristics. *Significant at p < .05.