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Table 1 Percentage distribution of married or cohabiting women in Burkina Faso and Congo Democratic Republic according to level of poor nutritional status by background characteristics

From: Wealth and under-nourishment among married women in two impoverished nations: evidence from Burkina Faso and Congo Democratic Republic

Background characteristics

Burkina Faso

Congo Democratic Republic

Under nourished

Total women

χ 2 -value (p-value)

Under nourished

Total women

χ 2 -value (p-value)

Total

12.8(376)

2939

 

14.0(181)

1294

 

Key independent variable

    

Poverty status

  

72.039***

  

15.300***

Poor

19.4(195)

1006

(p<0.001)

17.9(87)

487

(p<0.001)

Middle

13.7(73)

532

 

15.8(41)

259

 

Rich

7.7(108)

1401

 

9.7(53)

548

 

Demographic variables

      

Age

  

23.511***

  

2.227

15-24

12.6(68)

540

(p<0.001)

14.8(31)

209

(0.527)

25-29

6.3(26)

413

 

13.7(28)

205

 

30-39

12.5(117)

933

 

12.1(50)

414

 

40-49

15.7(165)

1053

 

15.5(72)

466

 

Mean±σ

35.8±9.7

34.4±9.3

 

35.3±9.5

34.7±9.0

 

Children ever born

  

24.049***

  

0.046

None

12.9(40)

311

(p<0.001)

14.1(23)

163

(0.997)

1-2

8.4(53)

633

 

14.1(43)

305

 

3-4

11.0(74)

675

 

13.6(40)

294

 

5+

15.8(209)

1320

 

14.1(75)

532

 

Mean±σ

4.8±2.9

4.2±2.9

 

4.0±2.9

4.1±3.0

 

Births in the last 3 years

  

0.045

  

0.228

None

12.9(283)

2199

(0.832)

14.3(134)

939

(0.633)

1+

12.6(93)

740

 

13.2(47)

355

 

Socioeconomic variables

      

Residence

  

59.703***

  

5.887*

Urban

5.9(55)

940

(p<0.001)

11.4(68)

594

(0.015)

Rural

16.1(321)

1999

 

16.1(113)

700

 

Education

  

40.405***

  

8.608*

None

14.9(341)

2295

(p<0.001)

18.1(56)

309

(0.014)

Primary

6.1(23)

376

 

14.5(73)

503

 

Secondary+

4.5(12)

268

 

10.8(52)

482

 

Husband’s education

  

42.460***

  

15.570***

None

15.0(331)

2206

(p<0.001)

24.4(30)

123

(p<0.001)

Primary

4.9(18)

366

 

15.8(52)

329

 

Secondary+

6.5(22)

341

 

11.4(90)

791

 

Work status

  

5.882*

  

3.777

Not working

16.2(80)

494

(0.015)

10.5(30)

286

(0.052)

Working

12.2(293)

2405

 

15.0(151)

1006

 

Marital status

  

5.549*

  

0.770

Married

13.1(366)

2787

(0.018)

13.6(147)

1080

(0.380)

Cohabiting

6.6(10)

152

 

15.9(34)

214

 

Health related variable

      

Anaemia status

  

8.920**

  

5.298*

Not anaemic

11.1(172)

1550

(0.003)

11.8(75)

635

(0.021)

Anaemic

14.8(200)

1350

 

16.3(100)

612

 
  1. ***Significant at 0.1%; **Significant at 1%;*Significant at 5%.