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Table 3 Final backward stepwise multivariate analysis model assessing determinants of Nepalese women's autonomy in decision making

From: Women's autonomy in household decision-making: a demographic study in Nepal

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)

  

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

Age

15-19

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

Employment

Not employed

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

Number of living children

0

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

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)

Ecological zone

Mountain

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

Development region

Eastern

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

Education

No Education

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

Wealth quintile

Poorest

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

  1. Notes: OR= odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001