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Table 4 Descriptive characteristics of component variables in latent variables, among sample of women who gave birth in 5year preceding survey (n = 2,254)

From: Socio-economic factors associated with maternal health-seeking behaviours among women from poor households in rural Egypt

Component variables

Distribution

Standardised factor loading (SE)

A. Socio-cultural resourcefulness

Woman: years of education

  

Mean (95% CI)

2.50 (2.15-2.84)

0.706 (0.035)

Woman: literacy

  

Illiterate (column %)

70.7

0.745 (0.034)

Reads/writes with difficulty

8.1

Reads/writes easily

20.9

Missing

0.3

Male head of household: years of education*

  

Mean (95% CI)

4.92 (4.55-5.29)

0.670 (0.043)

Male head of household: occupational category*

  

Not in employment/no male head of household (column %)

10.9

0.253 (0.032)

Manual or Agricultural worker

73.5

Higher (Sales, Clerical, Professional)

15.6

School enrolment of children 7-18 years old (binary)

  

All children enrolled/No children 7-18 (%)

89.5

0.459 (0.054)

Identity documents among members of household (binary)

  

All members have identity documents (%)

68.8

0.208 (0.043)

Percentage of adult household members (18years+) that ever attended education

  

Mean (95% CI)

49.8 (46.8-52.8)

0.902 (0.037)

B. Economic resourcefulness (rural)

  

Household asset ownership (binary)

  

Refrigerator (%)

40.2

0.368 (0.046)

Dwelling is a house or apartment (%)

54.6

0.402 (0.036)

Colour TV (%)

42.7

0.223 (0.034)

Washing machine (%)

67.2

0.238 (0.063)

Access to means of agricultural production (binary)

  

Own, co-own or rent land (%)

13.1

0.780 (0.036)

Own buffalo (%)

10.2

0.670 (0.046)

Own cows (%)

3.8

0.650 (0.060)

Own horse (%)

13.7

0.735 (0.040)

Own goat or sheep (%)

12.3

0.641 (0.044)

Own poultry (%)

50.2

0.521 (0.030)

Household consumption (binary)

  

Have access to ration card (%)

56.5

0.405 (0.049)

Youngest child of school age consumed fruit in last 24hours (%)

15.3

0.236 (0.049)

C. Dwelling quality

Dwelling utilities (binary)

  

Piped water connection (%)

74.9

0.422 (0.066)

Landline phone (%)

5.9

0.197 (0.063)

Electricity from public network (%)

89.5

0.690 (0.096)

Construction materials (binary)

  

Floor from cement, tile or plastic (%)

36.8

0.651 (0.063)

Ceiling from concrete or tile (%)

41.6

0.711 (0.073)

Walls from red brick (%)

74.3

0.716 (0.084)

D. Mobility and decision-making of female head of household

Mobility: leave the house

  

Not allowed (column %)

2.3

0.874 (0.009)

Allowed with permission

70.2

Allowed with notice/without permission

27.5

Missing

-

Mobility: go to the market

  

Not allowed (column %)

28.6

0.697 (0.021)

Allowed with permission

44.3

Allowed with notice/without permission

27.1

Missing

-

Mobility: go to hospital

  

Not allowed (column %)

1.4

0.865 (0.011)

Allowed with permission

69.2

Allowed with notice/without permission

29.4

Missing

-

Mobility: visit relatives

  

Not allowed (column %)

3.5

0.814 (0.013)

Allowed with permission

67.0

Allowed with notice/without permission

29.5

Missing

-

Mobility: visit neighbours

  

Not allowed (column %)

10.8

0.732 (0.018)

Allowed with permission

46.4

Allowed with notice/without permission

42.8

Missing

-

Mobility: run an errand

  

Not allowed (column %)

19.6

0.538 (0.028)

Allowed with permission

51.7

Allowed with notice/without permission

28.7

Missing

-

Decision-making about household budget

  

Someone else (column %)

1.6

0.429 (0.029)

Male head of household solely

51.9

Female head of household or jointly

46.3

Missing

0.2

Decision-making about visiting friends or family

  

Someone else (column %)

0.6

0.457 (0.038)

Male head of household solely

61.3

Female head of household or jointly

37.8

Missing

0.3

  1. *87 households have no male head of household - values coded as missing.
  2. No missing data.
  3. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval SE: Standard error svyset applied in calculation of distribution. No missing data.