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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biosoc Sci. 2017 Jan 10;49(6):713–743. doi: 10.1017/S0021932016000663

Table 6.

Summary of findings by empowerment domain and family planning outcome: articles and associations with decisionmaking, spousal communication and other FP variables

References No. articles FP decisionmaking Spousal communication Other FP variables



+ Null Total + Null Total + Null Total
1 Age 13; 30 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 Education 4; 12; 13; 24; 27; 30; 31; 32; 34; 41; 49; 54; 88 13 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 5 4 0 9
3 Employment status/occupation type 13; 27; 30; 31; 32; 34; 41; 49; 88 9 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 3 0 6
4 Household income/wealth 10; 13; 54 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Urban/rural residence 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Household structure 13 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Household decision-making 6; 10; 11; 16; 19; 21; 23; 25; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 39; 40; 47; 57; 58; 61; 65; 66 21 4 3 0 7 2 0 0 2 9 1 0 10
8 Reproductive decision-making 10; 19; 25; 31; 35; 38; 55; 57 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
9 Sexual decision-making 14; 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 Mobility/freedom of movement 6; 10; 12; 17; 19; 23; 25; 28; 29; 40; 41; 46; 47; 48; 57; 61; 65 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
11 Financial autonomy/economic power 17; 19; 21; 24; 27; 38; 39; 46; 47; 57; 58 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3
12 Marriage or relationship characteristics 24; 27; 29; 30; 31; 49; 64; 88 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 5 9 0 14
13 (Freedom from) control by partner or family [reverse coded] 10; 13; 46; 58; 67 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gender attitudes/beliefs of woman or partner 6; 11; 19; 25; 27; 29; 38; 39; 47; 65; 67 11 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 Exposure to public life (media/social engagement) 10; 13; 58; 67 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Contraceptive & general self-efficacy & FP knowledge 11; 19; 33; 36; 51; 64 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 10
17 Spousal communication 17; 34; 40; 57; 65; 66; 88 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Autonomy/empowerment scale/score 3; 4; 7; 10; 21; 35; 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grand totals 13 10 0 23 10 4 0 14 37 25 0 62