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

Table 4 Relationship between individual power dynamics and overall utilization of nutrition services

Power Dynamics	OR	95% CI	P-value
Self Esteem
Intrinsic capability ***	0.52	0.4–0.7	< 0.0001
Extrinsic dependency *	1.2	1.0–1.6	0.055
Social Support
Care, respect, social support and decision-making capability	1.1	0.8–1.5	0.621
Education support*	0.8	0.6–0.96	0.021
Guardian/extended family concern	0.9	0.7–1.0	0.126
Parental value for opinion	1.0	0.8–1.2	0.604
Gender dynamics
Gender equity **	1.4	1.1–1.8	0.007
Physical and emotional violence	0.9	0.7–1.1	0.283

Table presents binary regression analyses results on how individual power dynamics influence overall utilization of nutrition services. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 based on z-test effect size; OR odds ratio; refers to the likelihood of having the listed power dynamics i.e. self-esteem, social support and gender dynamics, CI confidence interval

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