Table 2 Quantitative measures of women’s empowerment
Participation in community health activities | Autonomy in health-related decision-making |
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1. Women’s participation in community meetings (percentage of mothers of children 0- < 24 months of age who reported that in the previous 3 months they had both attended and expressed their opinion at a community meeting) | 1. Participation in decision-making regarding contraception (percentage of households with children 0- < 24 months of age in which either the mother alone or the mother jointly with her husband/partner had decided whether to use contraception) |
2. Contact with a Care Group (percentage of mothers of children 0- < 24 months of age who reported that in the previous month they had been one of the following: a Care Group Volunteer, a participant in a Care Group meeting, or a recipient of instruction by a Care Group Volunteer) | 2. Participation in decision-making regarding the location of delivery and the selection of the birth attendant (percentage of households with children 0- < 24 months of age in which either the mother alone or the mother jointly with another person had decided the location and birth attendant of her most recent delivery) |
3. Participation in decision-making regarding treatment of acute respiratory infection (ARI) (percentage of ARI episodes in children 0- < 24 months of age in which either the mother alone or the mother jointly with another person had decided to seek further care and treatment) | |
4. Control over money for purchasing food for children (percentage of mothers of children 0- < 24 months of age who indicated that they did not need to ask for the money needed to buy food for their children) |