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Table 2 Social Position power matrix in the context of nutrition and health status of adolescent who are lactating and pregnant

From: Power dynamics as a determinant of access and utilization of nutrition services by pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in Trans-Mara East Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya

Social Position Indicators

Social Position Categories

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Adolescent receives respect and care from spouse respects about health and nutrition status

0.445

   

Adolescent receives respect and care from people she lives with on health and nutritional status

0.546

   

Adolescent receives respect and care from in community about my health and nutrition status

0.604

   

Adolescent receives respect and care from people in church about health and nutrition status

0.466

   

Adolescent accepts that father value her opinion

   

0.601

Adolescent accepts that guardian value her opinion

  

0.648

 

Adolescent accepts that spouse still show willingness to support my education despite pregnancy/lactation status

 

0.647

  

Adolescent accepts that her guardian takes full responsibilities in educating her regardless of her status

  

0.621

 

Adolescent accepts that father takes full responsibilities in educating her regardless of my status

 

0.708

  

Adolescent accepts that mother takes full responsibilities in educating her regardless of my status.

 

0.720

 

0.445

Adolescent accepts that mother value my opinion

   

0.724

Adolescent accepts that members of extended families value my opinion

  

0.443

 

Adolescent accepts that peers within the community demonstrate socio-support whenever she is in need.

0.478

   

Adolescent accepts that she can allocate money to seek health and nutrition services without permission from parents/spouse/guardian/siblings

0.550

   

Adolescent accepts that she is able to decide on which areas of her needs require resources to be allocated.

0.642

   

Overall Variance Overall Variance

15.4

13.1

9.1

9.0

  1. Table presents data on perceived social position for the target group using 15 indicators. Based on principal axis factoring, the 15 indicators loaded up to four factors accounting for 46.6% of total variance of social position. Cum 0.4 is significant