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Table 1 Women’s reports of autonomy, socioeconomic status, and their children’s immunization status in Ethiopia (weighted data)

From: "Girl Power!": The Relationship between Women's Autonomy and Children's Immunization Coverage in Ethiopia

 

N (percent %)

CI

Immunization status

  

No vaccinations (reference category)

521 (14.9)

(11.9, 18.5)

Partially vaccinated

1588 (61.0)

(57.4, 64.5)

Fully vaccinated

832 (24.1)

(21.3, 27.1)

Mean number of vaccinations

4.7 (mean)

(4.4, 5.0)

Autonomy index (0–4)

3.1 (mean)

(3.0, 3.2)

Household decision-making

  

Person who makes final decision on household purchases

  

 Mother

185 (4.3)

(3.3, 5.6)

 Joint

1647 (61.3)

(58.0, 64.5)

 Husband/partner (reference category)

1109 (34.4)

(31.3, 37.7)

Person who makes final decision on visits to family/friends

  

 Mother

594 (14.4)

(12.5, 16.5)

 Joint

1550 (62.0)

(58.8, 65.1)

 Husband/partner (reference category)

797 (23.6)

(21.2, 26.2)

Person who makes final decisions regarding respondent’s earnings

  

 Mother

294 (9.2)

(7.6, 11.2)

 Joint

2555 (87.4)

(85.3, 89.3)

 Husband/partner (reference category)

92 (3.3)

(2.3, 4.7)

Person who makes final decisions on respondent’s health care

  

 Mother

453 (12.0)

(10.3, 13.9)

 Joint

1633 (59.8)

(56.5, 63.0)

 Husband/partner (reference category)

855 (28.2)

(25.3, 31.3)

Health care

  

Home delivery

2495 (89.8)

(87.8, 91.4)

Antenatal care

1139 (36.0)

(33.0, 39.1)

Socioeconomic status

  

Mothers’ individual level of educational attainment

  

 No education (reference category)

2040 (68.8)

(65.5, 71.9)

 Primary school

740 (26.9)

(22.1, 27.9)

 Secondary school and higher

161 (4.4)

(5.1, 7.9)

Fathers’ individual level of educational attainment

  

 No education (reference category)

1508 (51.0)

(47.4–54.6)

 Primary school

1071 (39.6)

(36.3–43.1)

 Secondary school

189 (4.9)

(3.7–6.4)

 Higher

173 (4.5)

(3.3–6.0)

Women’s occupation

  

 No occupation (reference category)

1645 (47.2)

(43.7, 50.7)

 Manual

215 (7.2)

(5.6, 9.2)

 Agriculture

586 (26.9)

(23.8, 30.3)

 Professional

495 (18.7)

(16.0, 21.8)

Household wealth

  

 Poorest (reference category)

904 (23.0)

(19.8, 26.5)

 Poorer

513 (22.1)

(19.7, 24.7)

 Middle

474 (20.9)

(18.6, 23.4)

 Richer

482 (19.3)

(16.5, 22.5)

 Richest

568 (14.7)

(12.7, 16.8)

  1. Source: 2011 EDHS; N = 2941