Table 1.

Dependent and independent variables, their definitions, and measurements.

Independent variables	Definition and measurements
Age	Age is a continuous variable from 15 to 49 years
Residence	Place of residence categorized as 1 if respondent resides in urban,0 if in rural
Education	Categorical variable, defined as 0 if no education, primary, 1 if secondary, higher
Occupation	A womans occupation defined as 0 if informal and 1 if formal
Marital status	A womans marital state defined as 0 if not in union (widowed, divorced, separated), 1 if married (living with a partner)
Household head	Household head position defined as 1 if female headed and 0 if male headed
Wealth	Wealth status defined as 1 if poorer;2 if middle class, 3 if richest