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Table 2 Factor analysis for indicators of empowerment (weighted n = 7033 in Senegal; 4445 in Tanzania), Senegal and Tanzania DHS 2010

From: The relationship of women’s status and empowerment with skilled birth attendant use in Senegal and Tanzania

Latent construct

Aspects that survey asked

Factor loadings

Senegal

Tanzania

Household decision-making

Decision on own health care

0.916

0.795

Decision on major household purchases

0.869

0.865

Decision on visits to family or relatives

0.851

0.939

Perceptions of gender norms against violence

Violence if going out without telling husband

0.917

0.890

Violence if neglects the children

0.933

0.922

Violence if argues with him

0.963

0.929

Violence if refuses to have sex with him

0.911

0.883

Violence if burnsthe food

0.822

0.863

Perceptions of gendernorms for sex negotiation

Perceived ability in refusing sex

0.803

0.844

Perceived ability in asking condom use

0.771

0.693

  1. Factor loadings from the three factor models are presented. All the loadings are significant at p < 0.05
  2. Model fit statistics: [EFA for Senegal] RMSEA = 0.034, CFI = 0.996, TLI = 0.989, SRMS = 0.013
  3. [EFA for Tanzania] RMSEA = 0.036, CFI = 0.996, TLI = 0.989, SRMS = 0.018