Influence of women's autonomy on infant mortality in Nepal

Table 2 Infant mortality rates (per 1,000 live births) for 5-year periods preceding the survey, by background characteristics (N = 5,545)

Characteristics		IMR
Women's Autonomy
Literacy status ***	Illiterate	56
	Literate	35
Decision on own health care *	Without involvement of respondent	54
	Involvement of respondent	40
Decision on making large household purchases	Without involvement of respondent	50
	Involvement of respondent	45
Decision on making household purchases for daily needs	Without involvement of respondent	53
	Involvement of respondent	45
Decision on visits to family or relatives	Without involvement of respondent	53
	Involvement of respondent	42
Sociodemographic variables
Age group *	<25 years	56
	25-29	39
	30 or more	46
Religion *	Buddhist	26
	Hindu	48
	Muslim/other	65
Total children ever born *	One	36
	Two	43
	Three	48
	Four or more	59
Previous birth interval **	<2 years	62
	2-3 years	41
	4+ years	27
Sex of child	Female	53
	Male	42
Type of births ***	Singleton	42
	Multiple	382
Place of residence	Urban	34
	Rural	50
Ecological zone ***	Terai	53
	Hill	36
	Mountain	75
Wealth status **	Poor/middle	54
	Rich	35
Source of drinking water *	Piped/tube well water	44
	River/stone tap/unprotected well	57
Availability of Toilet facility*	Yes	39
	No facility/bush/field	53
Total		48

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