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. 2023 May;100:103026. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103026

Table 3.

Women's and men's empowerment at baseline.

Control
Treatment
p-value
Mean n Mean n
Aggregate empowerment indicators
Empowerment score (woman) 0.52 754 0.51 721 0.105
Empowerment score (man) 0.68 634 0.69 657 0.090
Empowered (woman) 0.12 754 0.09 721 0.029*
Empowered (man) 0.43 634 0.47 657 0.187
Empowerment gap (household) 0.17 610 0.18 627 0.113
Gender parity (household) 0.28 610 0.24 627 0.099
Core pro-WEAI indicators (binary)
Autonomy in income (woman) 0.58 885 0.57 871 0.631
Autonomy in income (man) 0.68 777 0.68 773 0.798
Self-efficacy (woman) 0.45 885 0.43 871 0.273
Self-efficacy (man) 0.59 777 0.63 773 0.092
Attitudes about IPV (woman) 0.52 885 0.55 871 0.222
Attitudes about IPV (man) 0.66 777 0.71 773 0.038*
Respect among household members (woman) 0.64 854 0.68 844 0.118
Respect among household members (man) 0.71 732 0.71 767 0.966
Input in productive decisions (woman) 0.79 885 0.80 871 0.471
Input in productive decisions (man) 0.96 777 0.95 773 0.109
Ownership of land and other assets (woman) 0.83 885 0.84 871 0.346
Ownership of land and other assets (man) 0.99 777 0.99 773 0.443
Access to and decisions on financial services (woman) 0.20 885 0.21 871 0.866
Access to and decisions on financial services (man) 0.38 777 0.45 773 0.007*
Control over use of income (woman) 0.67 885 0.67 871 0.905
Control over use of income (man) 0.87 777 0.87 773 0.850
Work balance (woman) 0.31 782 0.31 746 0.865
Work balance (man) 0.76 679 0.74 663 0.313
Visiting important locations (woman) 0.51 885 0.55 871 0.175
Visiting important locations (man) 0.73 777 0.74 773 0.688
Group membership (woman) 0.40 885 0.29 871 <0.001*
Group membership (man) 0.44 777 0.43 773 0.565
Membership in influential groups (woman) 0.30 885 0.24 871 0.007*
Membership in influential groups (man) 0.37 777 0.40 773 0.333
Core pro-WEAI indicators (count)
New General Self-Efficacy score (woman) 28.20 885 28.05 871 0.589
New General Self-Efficacy score (man) 29.67 777 30.43 773 0.008*
Number of violence situations (woman) 3.61 885 3.54 871 0.372
Number of violence situations (man) 4.17 777 4.25 773 0.238
Number of production decisions (woman) 6.66 859 6.74 845 0.780
Number of production decisions (man) 15.06 767 14.49 758 0.100
Number of assets owned (woman) 3.49 885 3.64 871 0.120
Number of assets owned (man) 6.87 777 6.98 773 0.309
Number of credit sources (woman) 0.22 885 0.22 871 0.890
Number of credit sources (man) 0.48 777 0.56 773 0.024*
Number of income decisions (woman) 6.25 885 6.41 871 0.583
Number of income decisions (man) 14.82 777 14.21 773 0.087
Hours spent on work (woman) 6.43 782 6.93 746 0.006*
Hours spent on work (man) 4.77 679 5.26 663 0.037*
Number of visit locations (woman) 1.51 885 1.56 871 0.332
Number of visit locations (man) 2.24 777 2.28 774 0.566
Number of groups (woman) 0.55 885 0.39 871 <0.001*
Number of groups (man) 0.65 777 0.59 773 0.163
Number of influential groups (woman) 0.42 885 0.32 871 0.003*
Number of influential groups (man) 0.54 777 0.54 773 0.996
Poultry-specific empowerment indicators
Decisions on poultry production (woman) 2.70 536 2.92 524 0.106
Decisions on poultry production (man) 5.35 710 5.16 695 0.005*
Owns poultry (woman) 0.24 885 0.24 871 0.641
Owns poultry (man) 0.90 777 0.90 773 0.839
Decisions on poultry income (woman) 2.57 536 2.84 524 0.057
Decisions on poultry income (man) 5.31 710 5.11 695 0.006*
Hours on poultry work (woman) 0.04 782 0.02 746 0.396
Hours on poultry work (man) 0.38 679 0.33 663 0.412
Indicators of nutrition and health agency
Decides on own health and diet (woman) 0.62 884 0.54 871 <0.001*
Decides on health and diet during pregnancy (woman) 0.72 414 0.78 393 0.077
Decides on child's diet (woman) 0.81 884 0.80 871 0.526
Decides on weaning and breastfeeding (woman) 0.97 318 0.95 307 0.483
Decides on seeking healthcare (woman) 0.85 764 0.85 742 0.755
Decides on purchasing food and health products (woman) 0.06 890 0.05 873 0.092
Access to food and health products (woman) 0.31 890 0.37 873 <0.001*
*p < 0.05