Description of variables
| Variables | Description |
|---|---|
| Under-five mortality | Respondent record under-five death in the household (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Attitude towards domestic violence: Domestic Violence (DV) justified if | |
| Respondent says DV is justified if a woman goes out without permission (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent says DV is justified if a woman argues (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent says DV is justified if a woman refuses sex (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent says DV is justified if a woman neglects children (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Participation in decision making in the household | |
| Respondent had a say in household purchases (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent had a say about own earnings (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent had a say about husband’s earnings (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Freedom of movement | |
| Respondent had freedom to visit relatives (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent had freedom to take children to health care facilities (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Respondent experienced freedom to go to health facilities alone for own health (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Women’s education | Continuous variable denoting the level (number of years) of education |
| Women employment | Respondent is employed in a generating income activity (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Women’s age | Continuous variable denoting the mother’s age in completed years |
| Birth order | Continuous variable capturing the order in which a child is born |
| Total number of children in the household | Continuous variable capturing the number of under-five children living in the house hold |
| Preceding birth interval > 24 months | The preceding child was born more than 24 months ago (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| A continuous variable derived from the categorization of household’s wealth index into five quintiles ranging from the poorest to the wealthiest households and assigning them increasing figures. This variable takes the value of “1” if the household is classified as poorest; “2” if the household is classified as poorer; “3” if the household is classified as middle; “4” if the household is classified as wealthier and “5” if the household is classified as wealthiest |
| Sex of child (male) | Binary variable coded as “1” if the child is male and “0” if otherwise |
| Partner’s years of education | Continuous variable denoting the level of education of the woman’s spouse |
| Maternal healthcare | |
| Prenatal care | Respondent had more than 4 prenatal visits (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Hospital delivery | Respondent had delivery in a healthcare facility (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Access to healthcare facilities | |
| Distance is a problem | Respondent says distance to visit healthcare facilities is a big problem (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Money is a problem | Respondent says to face difficulties in getting money when she wants to go to a healthcare facility (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Urban | Respondent says she lives in an Urban area (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Child immunization status | Binary variable coded 1 if the child is fully immunized and the vaccination card presented and 0 otherwise |
| Variables | Description |
|---|---|
| Under-five mortality | Respondent record under-five death in the household (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Attitude towards domestic violence: Domestic Violence (DV) justified if | |
woman goes out without permission | Respondent says DV is justified if a woman goes out without permission (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
woman argues | Respondent says DV is justified if a woman argues (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
woman refuses sex | Respondent says DV is justified if a woman refuses sex (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
woman neglects children | Respondent says DV is justified if a woman neglects children (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Participation in decision making in the household | |
Major household purchase | Respondent had a say in household purchases (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
Women’s earnings | Respondent had a say about own earnings (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
Husband’s earnings | Respondent had a say about husband’s earnings (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Freedom of movement | |
Visiting relatives | Respondent had freedom to visit relatives (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
Visiting healthcare facilities with children | Respondent had freedom to take children to health care facilities (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
Going to healthcare facilities for own health | Respondent experienced freedom to go to health facilities alone for own health (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Women’s education | Continuous variable denoting the level (number of years) of education |
| Women employment | Respondent is employed in a generating income activity (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Women’s age | Continuous variable denoting the mother’s age in completed years |
| Birth order | Continuous variable capturing the order in which a child is born |
| Total number of children in the household | Continuous variable capturing the number of under-five children living in the house hold |
| Preceding birth interval > 24 months | The preceding child was born more than 24 months ago (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
Household wealth Poorest Poorer Middle Richer Richest | A continuous variable derived from the categorization of household’s wealth index into five quintiles ranging from the poorest to the wealthiest households and assigning them increasing figures. This variable takes the value of “1” if the household is classified as poorest; “2” if the household is classified as poorer; “3” if the household is classified as middle; “4” if the household is classified as wealthier and “5” if the household is classified as wealthiest |
| Sex of child (male) | Binary variable coded as “1” if the child is male and “0” if otherwise |
| Partner’s years of education | Continuous variable denoting the level of education of the woman’s spouse |
| Maternal healthcare | |
| Prenatal care | Respondent had more than 4 prenatal visits (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Hospital delivery | Respondent had delivery in a healthcare facility (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Access to healthcare facilities | |
| Distance is a problem | Respondent says distance to visit healthcare facilities is a big problem (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Money is a problem | Respondent says to face difficulties in getting money when she wants to go to a healthcare facility (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Urban | Respondent says she lives in an Urban area (1 = yes; 0 = no) |
| Child immunization status | Binary variable coded 1 if the child is fully immunized and the vaccination card presented and 0 otherwise |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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