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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between women’s decision-making autonomy, socio-demographic factors, and women’s dietary diversity (DD)a (n = 2262)

From: Women’s participation in household decision-making and higher dietary diversity: findings from nationally representative data from Ghana

Variables Coefficients SE OR 95 % CI for OR Wald F P
Women decision-making autonomy
 Final say on how to spend money
  Has no say in making final decision Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Has a say in making final decision 0.32 0.25 1.38 0.84, 2.25 1.63 0.200
 Final say on making Household purchases
  Has no say in making final decision Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Has a say in making final decision 0.55 0.17 1.74 1.24, 2.42 10.53 .001
 Final say on own health care
  Has no say in making final decision Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Has a say in making final decision −0.25 0.13 0.78 0.60, 1.01 3.63 .057
  Wife-beating not justified score −0.01 0.04 0.99 0.92, 1.07 0.02 .900
  Refused husband sex score 0.07 0.07 1.07 0.94, 1.23 1.03 .310
Woman level factorsb
  Maternal age 0.01 0.01 1.01 0.98, 1.04 0.40 .530
  Maternal parity −0.04 0.05 0.96 0.88, 1.05 0.87 .350
 Maternal education
  No education Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Primary 0.17 0.16 1.18 0.86, 1.62 1.06 .300
  Secondary or higher 0.45 0.17 1.57 1.12, 2.20 6.87 .009
 Maternal occupation
  Agriculture/labour Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  White collar −0.11 0.14 0.90 0.69, 1.17 0.66 .420
 Maternal ethnicity
  Other ethnicities Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Akan −0.36 0.14 0.70 0.53, 0.91 7.11 .008
 Maternal religion
  Other religions Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Christian religion −0.30 0.14 0.75 0.56, 0.99 4.18 .041
Household level factorsb
 Sex of household head
  Male Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Female −0.18 0.14 0.84 0.63, 1.11 1.59 .210
 Place of residence
  Rural Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Urban 0.10 0.17 1.11 0.80, 1.55 0.38 .540
 Household wealth index
  Poorest Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Poor −0.34 0.18 0.71 0.51, 1.01 3.71 .054
  Middle −0.31 0.21 0.73 0.48, 1.10 2.23 .140
  Richer 0.52 0.23 1.68 1.07, 2.64 4.98 .026
  Richest 0.60 0.28 1.81 1.05, 3.14 4.49 .034
 Present of co-wives in household
  There are co-wives Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  There are no co-wives 0.35 0.16 1.42 1.04, 1.93 4.86 .028
  Number of under five children 0.03 0.08 1.03 0.89, 1.19 0.13 .720
  Number of household members 0.04 0.03 1.04 0.98, 1.11 1.92 .170
  1. aDietary diversity (DD) is the number of food groups consumed over 24-h period
  2. bWomen and household levels factors were adjusted for in the multivariate analysis
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

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