Table 5.
Tests for intra-household equity and the determinants of inequity in the allocation of energy (RDEARs) and nutrients (MPA ratios) using multivariable linear regression
| Pregnant woman : household head | Pregnant woman : mother-in-law | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff. | (95% CI) | P | Coeff. | (95% CI) | P | |
| log-RDEAR | ||||||
| Crude mean outcome (n = 149) | −0.20 | (−0.26, 0.15) | <0.001 | −0.15 | (−0.22, −0.07) | <0.001 |
| n (fitted in multivariable model) | 145 | 145 | ||||
| Earning disparities between pregnant women and their spouse | ||||||
| Earns less than the spouse | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Earns more or same as the spouse | 0.27 | (0.12, 0.42) | <0.001 | 0.16 | (0.02, 0.30) | 0.023 |
| Number of previous pregnancies | ||||||
| 0 | Ref | Ref | ||||
| ≥1 | −0.01 | (−0.13, 0.11) | 0.88 | 0.04 | (−0.08, 0.15) | 0.52 |
| Empowerment | ||||||
| Self-reported empowerment level | 0 | (−0.02, 0.03) | 0.78 | 0.02 | (−0.01, 0.04) | 0.16 |
| Food security | ||||||
| Asset score | 0.03 | (−0.01, 0.06) | 0.15 | −0.01 | (−0.04, 0.03) | 0.75 |
| Household mean intakes per capita | 0.13 | (0.04, 0.22) | 0.007 | −0.02 | (−0.10, 0.07) | 0.70 |
| Husband working overseas | ||||||
| Not working overseas | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Working overseas | −0.06 | (−0.20, 0.08) | 0.39 | 0.14 | (0.01, 0.27) | 0.035 |
| Caste/religious group | ||||||
| Dalit or Muslim (disadvantaged) | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Janajati/other Terai castes | 0.05 | (−0.08, 0.17) | 0.49 | 0.08 | (−0.04, 0.20) | 0.19 |
| Yadav/Brahmin (least disadvantaged) | −0.04 | (−0.20, 0.12) | 0.60 | −0.04 | (−0.19, 0.10) | 0.56 |
| Season | ||||||
| Pre-monsoon | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Monsoon | −0.03 | (−0.14, 0.08) | 0.58 | −0.02 | (−0.12, 0.08) | 0.71 |
| log-MPA ratio | ||||||
| Crude mean outcome (n = 149) | −0.47 | (−0.72, −0.22) | <0.001 | −0.54 | (−0.76, −0.31) | <0.001 |
| n (fitted in multivariable model) | 144 | 145 | ||||
| Earning disparities between pregnant women and their spouse | ||||||
| Earns less than the spouse | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Earns more or same as the spouse | −0.05 | (−0.80, 0.70) | 0.90 | 0.14 | (−0.18, 0.46) | 0.39 |
| Number of previous pregnancies | ||||||
| 0 | Ref | Ref | ||||
| ≥1 | 0.29 | (−0.32, 0.90) | 0.35 | 0.08 | (−0.19, 0.34) | 0.56 |
| Empowerment | ||||||
| Self-reported empowerment level | −0.03 | (−0.15, 0.08) | 0.57 | 0.00 | (−0.05, 0.05) | 0.89 |
| Food security | ||||||
| Asset score | 0.03 | (−0.14, 0.21) | 0.71 | 0.02 | (−0.05, 0.10) | 0.55 |
| Household mean intakes per capita | 0.07 | (−0.39, 0.52) | 0.78 | 0.43 | (0.23, 0.63) | <0.001 |
| Husband working overseas | ||||||
| Not working overseas | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Working overseas | 0 | (−0.69, 0.68) | 0.99 | 0.22 | (−0.07, 0.52) | 0.14 |
| Caste/religious group | ||||||
| Dalit or Muslim (disadvantaged) | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Janajati/other Terai castes | 0.33 | (−0.31, 0.97) | 0.32 | 0.2 | (−0.08, 0.48) | 0.16 |
| Yadav/Brahmin (least disadvantaged) | 0.89 | (0.11, 1.67) | 0.026 | 0.25 | (−0.09, 0.59) | 0.14 |
| Season | ||||||
| Pre-monsoon | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Monsoon | 0.18 | (−0.37, 0.72) | 0.53 | −0.06 | (−0.30, 0.17) | 0.60 |
Variance inflation factors ≤ 1.5