27.03.2017 Views

Malawi 2015-16

FR319

FR319

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Table <strong>16</strong>.12 Ability to negotiate sexual relations with husband<br />

Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 who can say no to their<br />

husband if they do not want to have sexual intercourse, and percentage<br />

who can ask their husband to use a condom, according to background<br />

characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who<br />

can say no to<br />

their husband if<br />

they do not want<br />

to have sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

Percentage who<br />

can ask their<br />

husband to use a<br />

condom<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-24 32.8 35.1 10,422<br />

15-19 15.9 17.3 5,263<br />

20-24 50.1 53.3 5,159<br />

25-29 57.4 62.2 3,953<br />

30-39 56.7 60.7 6,592<br />

40-49 48.8 50.9 3,596<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 45.5 47.9 4,496<br />

Rural 45.5 48.8 20,066<br />

Region<br />

Northern 43.9 49.9 2,838<br />

Central 44.8 46.6 10,529<br />

Southern 46.6 50.3 11,194<br />

Education<br />

No education 48.4 49.2 2,977<br />

Primary 46.2 49.7 15,245<br />

Secondary 42.1 45.7 5,598<br />

More than secondary 45.8 48.0 742<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 41.1 43.4 4,745<br />

Second 49.0 52.2 4,692<br />

Middle 46.7 49.7 4,635<br />

Fourth 46.6 50.5 4,680<br />

Highest 44.5 47.8 5,810<br />

Total 15-49 45.5 48.7 24,562<br />

Table <strong>16</strong>.13 Indicators of women’s empowerment<br />

Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 who participate in all decision<br />

making and percentage who disagree with all reasons justifying wife-beating,<br />

according to value on each of the indicators of women’s empowerment, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS<br />

<strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Empowerment indicator<br />

Percentage who<br />

participate in all<br />

decision making<br />

Percentage who<br />

disagree with all<br />

the reasons<br />

justifying wifebeating<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Number of decisions in which<br />

women participate 1<br />

0 na 80.9 2,438<br />

1-2 na 82.0 6,120<br />

3 na 86.5 7,573<br />

Number of reasons for which<br />

wife-beating is justified 2<br />

0 48.4 na 13,542<br />

1-2 39.5 na 1,651<br />

3-4 38.5 na 645<br />

5 42.1 na 292<br />

na = Not applicable.<br />

1<br />

See Table <strong>16</strong>.9.1 for the list of decisions.<br />

2<br />

See Table <strong>16</strong>.10.1 for the list of reasons.<br />

Women’s Empowerment • 275

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!