Table 2.
Factor analysis for indicators of empowerment (n = 7451), Senegal DHS 2010–2011
| Latent construct | Aspects asked about by survey | Factor loadings (EFA) | t value (CFA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household decision-making | Decision on own health care | 0.916 | – |
| Decision on major household purchases | 0.869 | 38.927 | |
| Decision on visits to family or relatives | 0.851 | 42.613 | |
| Attitudes towards violence | Violence if she goes out without telling her husband | 0.917 | – |
| Violence if she neglects the children | 0.933 | 101.880 | |
| Violence if she argues with him | 0.963 | 122.107 | |
| Violence if she refuses to have sex with him | 0.911 | 101.322 | |
| Violence if she burns the food | 0.822 | 63.985 | |
| Gender norms for sex negotiation | Perceived ability in refusing sex | 0.803 | – |
| Perceived ability in asking for condom use | 0.771 | 8.305 |
In the CFA, the path of the first indicator is constrained to 1 (thus t value was not calculated). Significance of t values refers to unstandardized parameter values. All the factor loadings are significant at p < 0.05. RMSEA = 0.016, CFI = 0.998, TLI = 0.997, WRMR = 1.012