Table 4 Adjusted logistic regression analyses of women’s decision-making measures, selected co-variables and outcome variables, 2018 Nigeria DHS

Decision on respondent's healthcare

 Husband/partner alone and other (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Respondent and partner

1.12(0.96–1.30)

0.93(0.79–1.09)

1.84(1.59–2.13)***

0.90(0.76–1.08)

1.84(1.63–2.09)***

1.09(0.94–1.28)

 Respondent alone

1.21(1.10–1.46)*

0.94(0.77–1.14)

2.94(2.49–3.47)***

1.24(1.02–1.51)*

2.24(1.93–2.60)***

1.05(0.87–1.27)

Decision on large household purchase

 Husband/partner alone and other (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Respondent and partner

1.16(1.00–1.36)

1.01(0.87–1.19)

1.53(1.32–1.76)***

1.02(0.86–1.21)

1.48(1.31–1.68)***

0.92(0.79–1.07)

 Respondent alone

1.41(1.14–1.74)**

1.56(0.93–1.44)

1.63(1.34–1.98)***

0.87(0.69–1.08)

2.10(1.74–2.53)***

1.09(0.87–1.37)

Decision on how to spend respondent's

Earnings

 Husband/partner alone and other (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Respondent and partner

0.88(0.72–1.07)

0.85(0.70–1.03)

1.57(1.28–1.92)***

1.61(1.29–2.01)***

1.54(1.31–1.82)***

1.09(0.96–1.24)

 Respondent alone

0.66(0.56–0.78)***

0.75(0.63–0.89)**

1.27(1.06–1.52)*

2.02(1.64–2.48)***

0.85(0.74–0.97)*

0.89(0.76–1.06)

Decision on visits to family or relatives

 Husband/partner alone and other (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Respondent and partner

1.31(1.13–1.52)***

1.28(1.10–1.49)**

1.00(0.86–1.45)

0.88(0.74–1.04)

1.20(1.07–1.34)**

1.22(1.01–1.48)*

 Respondent alone

1.18(0.99–1.41)

1.20(1.00–1.43)*

1.09(0.93–1.29)

1.02(0.85–1.25)

1.09(0.95–1.25)

1.12(0.95–1.32)

Educational attainment

 No education (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.08(0.92–1.28)

1.55(1.28–1.88)***

1.91(1.67–2.19)***

 Secondary or higher

1.48(1.26–1.73)***

2.33(1.95–2.79)***

3.85(3.39–4.38)***

Employment status

 Not working (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 currently working

0.89(0.70–1.13)

0.99(0.74–1.32)

0.76(0.61–0.95)*

Wealth quintile

 Lowest (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Middle

0.95(0.82–1.10)

1.60(1.35–1.88)***

1.85(1.63–2.09)***

 Highest

1.10(0.95–1.28)

2.10(1.79–2.46)***

3.16(2.77–3.61)***

Place of Residence

 Urban (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Rural

0.13(0.01–0.26)*

0.72(0.64–0.80)**

0.84(0.75–0.93)**

Region

 North-central (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 North-east

0.66(0.55–0.80)***

0.25(0.19–0.33)***

0.48(0.41–0.56)***

 North-west

0.48(0.40–0.57)***

0.29(0.23–0.35)***

0.27(0.23–0.31)***

 South-east

1.01(0.85–1.19)

2.14(1.81–2.54)***

1.73(1.44–2.07)***

 South-south

0.75(0.63–0.91)**

1.98(1.66–2.36)***

0.41(0.35–0.48)***

 South-west

1.12(0.96–1.31)

4.78(4.09–5.60)***

1.94(1.64–2.30)***