Table 7.

Comparison of child growth and dietary indices according to maternal health care autonomy (Unadjusted differences)

Indicator	Women's autonomy	N	Mean	sd	95 % confidence interval for Mean		Test statistics
					Lower bound	Upper bound
HAZ	Low	211	−1⋅16	2⋅17	−1⋅46	−0⋅87	F (1, 421) = 5⋅65; P = 0⋅02
	High	211	−0⋅67	2⋅12	−0⋅96	−0⋅38
WHZ	Low	211	0⋅27	1⋅76	0⋅029	0⋅51	F (1, 421) = 0⋅02; P = 0⋅9
	High	211	0⋅29	1⋅70	0⋅06	0⋅52
WAZ	Low	211	−0⋅50	1⋅23	−0⋅66	−0⋅33	F (1, 421) = 3⋅49; P = 0⋅06
	High	211	−0⋅27	1⋅24	−0⋅4394	−0⋅10
Child dietary diversity score (DDS)	Low	211	2⋅44	1⋅78	2⋅20	2⋅68	F (1, 420) = 6⋅54; P = 0⋅01
	High	210	2⋅89	1⋅83	2⋅64	3⋅14
Maternal DDS	Low	211	4⋅68	1⋅53	4⋅47	4⋅89	F (1, 421) = 1⋅97; P = 0⋅2
	High	211	4⋅48	1⋅38	4⋅29	4⋅67
BMI of mother	Low	211	23⋅35	6⋅30	22⋅49	24⋅20	F (1, 421) = 0⋅09; P = 0⋅8
	High	211	23⋅19	3⋅43	22⋅73	23⋅66
Maternal weight	Low	211	62⋅00	10⋅53	60⋅57	63⋅43	F (1, 421) = 1⋅9; P = 0⋅2
	High	210	65⋅62	36⋅03	60⋅72	70⋅52