Table 1 Description of variables
Variable | Abbreviation | Responses |
|---|---|---|
Age in 5-year groups | Age/Men’s Age | 15–19; 20–24; 25–29; 30–34; 35–39; 40–44; 45–49 |
Women’s contraceptive use | Contraceptive use | No method; Folkloric/Traditional; Modern |
Women’s knowledge of contraception | Knowledge | Knows no method; knows at least one method |
Education | Education/Men’s Education | Reported in years |
Total children ever had | Total children | Self-report by women |
Fertility preference | Fertility preference/Men’s fertility preference | More children; undecided; no more children |
Husband’s desire for more children | Husband’s desire for children | More children than respondent; same number; less than respondent |
Primary decision maker for health care | Health decision maker | Women; joint decision; male partner |
Primary decision make for how money is spent | Spending decision maker | Women; joint decision; male partner |
Men’s perception of who should have power in health care decision | Male perception of decision maker | Men; join decision; female partner |
Earning power | Earning power | Husband earns no money; woman earns more; both partners earn the same; male partner earns more |
Contraception is woman’s business and men should not be involved | Male attitude 1 | Disagree; agree |
Using contraceptives makes women promiscuous | Male attitude 2 | Disagree; agree |