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. 2021 Mar 17;14:100773. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100773

Table 4.

Logistic regression on the association between women autonomy in household decision-making and safe sex negotiation among women in sub-Saharan Africa by countries

Countries Model I
Model II
cOR [95%CI] aOR [95%CI]
Central Africa
Cameroon 1.99*** [1.67–2.37] 1.38** [1.14–1.67]
Chad 0.99 [0.73–1.34] 0.71 [0.49–1.01]
Congo 1.38** [1.14–1.67] 1.35** [1.11–1.65]
Congo DR 1.42*** [1.24–1.63] 1.29*** [1.12–1.49]
Gabon 1.23 [0.90–1.68] 0.88 [0.63–1.23]
West Africa
Benin 1.86*** [1.56–2.22] 2.16*** [1.79–2.61]
Burkina Faso 1.04 [0.96–1.14] 0.90* [0.82–0.99]
Cote D'lvoire 1.74*** [1.41–2.15] 1.33* [1.05–1.68]
Gambia 0.95 [0.83–1.08] 0.83** [0.72–0.95]
Ghana 1.26* [1.04–1.53] 1.34** [1.09–1.64]
Guinea 1.59*** [1.33–1.91] 1.46*** [1.21–1.78]
Liberia 1.83*** [1.43–2.35] 1.49** [1.15–1.94]
Mali 1.60*** [1.36–1.89] 1.47*** [1.24–1.74]
Sierra Leone 1.49*** [1.27–1.74] 1.49*** [1.27–1.76]
Senegal 1.59*** [1.38–1.83] 1.35*** [1.16–1.57]
Togo 1.02 [0.85–1.22] 1.00 [0.82–1.22]
East Africa
Burundi 0.85* [0.74–0.96] 0.87* [0.76–0.99]
Comoros 1.08 [0.86–1.35] 0.96 [0.75–1.22]
Ethiopia 1.56*** [1.37–1.78] 1.30*** [1.22–1.49]
Kenya 1.73*** [1.51–1.99] 1.54*** [1.32–1.80]
Rwanda 0.81 [0.65–1.00] 0.81 [0.65–1.01]
Uganda 1.29** [1.10–1.51] 1.31** [1.11–1.54]
Zambia 1.42*** [1.25–1.61] 1.34*** [1.18–1.53]
Southern Africa
Lesotho 1.13 [0.56–2.29] 0.93 [0.44–1.98]
Malawi 1.17** [1.05–1.30] 1.15* [1.03–1.28]
Namibia 1.78 [0.85–3.71] 1.23 [0.53–2.85]
Zimbabwe 1.09 [0.93–1.29] 1.07 [0.91–1.27]

Model1: Unadjusted model examining the independent association of women autonomy in household decision-making and safe sex negotiation.

Model II: Adjusted for maternal age, paternal age, marital status, maternal education, paternal education, wealth, employment, religion, comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge, HIV testing, newspaper, radio, television, and residence.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, cOR = Crude Odds Ratio; aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval.