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Table 1 Sample characteristics of reproductive aged women (15 - 49 years) in the 2011 DHS § -Mozambique

From: Influence of a husband’s healthcare decision making role on a woman’s intention to use contraceptives among Mozambican women

Characteristic

Frequency

Weighted proportion estimate (95% Confidence Interval)

 

Overall

Person making decisions about the respondent’s health

Respondent alone or jointly§§

Husband/ partner alone

p - value

(N = 7,022)

(n = 5,028)

(n = 1,994)

Age, years

    

0.098

15 – 24

2,182

31.29

30.12

33.68

 

(29.99 - 32.59)

(28.58 - 31.66)

(31.26 - 36.09)

25 – 34

2,515

35.19

35.85

33.83

 

(33.85 - 36.53)

(34.25 - 37.44)

(31.3 - 36.30)

35 – 44

1,704

24.51

24.69

24.13

 

(23.29 - 25.72)

(23.25 - 26.12)

(21.87 - 26.40)

45 – 49

621

9.02

9.34

8.36

 

(8.20 - 9.84)

(8.36 - 10.33)

(6.88 - 9.83)

Education

    

<0.001

No education

2,524

38.54

36.27

43.18

 

(37.19 - 39.89)

(34.69 - 37.85)

(40.64 - 45.72)

Primary school

3,686

52.23

52.99

50.65

 

50.83 - 53.62)

(51.35 - 54.65)

(48.06 - 53.23)

Secondary school or higher

812

9.23

10.73

6.17

 

(8.54 - 9.93)

(9.87 - 11.59)

(5.01 - 7.34)

Currently working

    

0.003

No

4,285

58.50

56.99

61.57

 

(57.21 - 59.79)

(55.49 - 58.51)

(59.22 - 63.91)

Yes

2,737

41.50

43.00

38.43

 

(40.21 - 42.79)

(41.49 - 44.51)

(36.09 - 40.78)

Religion

    

<0.001

Catholic

1,686

28.40

27.54

28.77

 

(27.10 - 29.70)

(26.04 - 29.03)

(26.35 - 31.18)

Islamic

1,159

19.22

17.45

21.89

 

(18.24 - 20.20)

(16.33 - 18.57)

(20.05 - 23.73)

Other*

3,258

41.85

43.15

37.13

 

(40.64 - 43.07)

(41.71 - 44.60)

(34.96 - 39.30)

None

776

10.53

10.11

10.89

 

(9.75 - 11.32)

(9.20 - 11.01)

(9.43 - 12.33)

Region **

    

<0.001

North

1,723

28.25

25.76

33.34

 

(27.69 - 28.82)

(25.11 - 26.41)

(32.27 - 34.41)

Central

3,180

53.00

51.01

57.07

 

(52.43 - 53.57)

(50.34 - 51.68)

(56.01 - 58.13)

South

2,119

18.75

23.23

9.58

 

(18.43 - 19.07)

(22.80 - 23.66)

(9.20 - 9.97)

  1. §DHS: Demographic and Health Survey; §§Jointly = respondent with the husband/partner; Chi-square p-value testing the differences between women reporting their husband/partner made the healthcare decision along vs. they alone or jointly made the decision; *Other religions include Zion, Evangelical, Protestant, and Anglican; **North region includes the provinces of Niassa, Nampula, and Cabo Delgado; Central region includes the provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Manica, and Sofala; and South region includes the provinces of Inhambane, Gaza, Maputo, and Maputo city.
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