Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia

Table 3

Household decision-making autonomy of mothers in Wolaita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Decision-making on small household purchases
Respondent alone	272	42.4
Jointly	277	43.1
Husband and another person/someone else	7	1.1
Husband alone	86	13.4
Decision-making on large household purchases
Respondent alone	44	6.9
Jointly	325	50.6
Husband and another person/someone else	8	1.3
Husband alone	265	41.5
Decision-making on mother and child healthcare
Respondent alone	141	22.0
Jointly	361	56.2
Husband and another person/someone else	7	1.1
Husband alone	133	20.7
Decision-making on right quantity and type of foods to be given to children
Respondent alone	401	62.5
Jointly	172	26.8
Husband and another person/someone else	5	0.8
Husband alone	64	10.0
Decision-making on family planning
Respondent alone	68	10.6
Jointly	505	78.7
Husband and another person/someone else	3	0.5
Husband alone	66	10.3
Decision-making on participating on work to earn money
Respondent alone	46	7.2
Jointly	440	68.5
Husband and another person/someone else	4	0.6
Husband alone	152	23.7
Decision-making on sick child treatment
Respondent alone	71	11.1
Jointly	420	65.4
Husband and another person/someone else	4	0.6
Husband alone	147	22.9
Summary of maternal decision-making power matrix
Low	182	28.3
High	460	71.7