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Table 1: Indicators of women empowerment by region Region Central Copperbel Eastern Luapula Lusaka Muchinga Northern North West Southern Western Pooled Indicators Agency/Autonomy Decisions on health care husband/partner alone 102 (17.89) 42 (14.53) 295 (38.31) 137 (23.54) 32 (9.82) 144 (26.04) 107 (19.21) 34 (9.09) 175 (31.42) 115 (28.82) 1183 (23.77) Jointly/alone 468 (82.11) 247 (85.47) 475 (61.69) 445 (76.46) 294 (90.18) 409 (73.96) 450 (80.79) 340 (90.91) 382 (68.58) 284 (71.18) 3794 (76.23) Decision on large household purchase husband/partner alone 156 (27.27) 72 (24.91) 396 (51.90) 279 (47.53) 46 (14.11) 249 (45.27) 170 (30.47) 43 (11.50) 278 (49.91) 161 (40.35) 1850 (37.19) Jointly/alone 416 (72.73) 217 (75.09) 367 (48.10) 308 (52.47) 280 (85.89) 301 (54.73) 388 (69.53) 331 (88.50) 279 (50.09) 238 (59.65) 3125 (62.81) Perception on violence Beating is justified if wife goes out without telling husband Yes 246 (27.64) 178 (34.30) 193 (17.59) 504 (53.90) 57 (11.85) 389 (46.87) 427 (52.14) 233 (32.09) 307 (35.25) 238 (30.19) 2772 (34.92) No 644 (72.36) 341 (65.70) 904 (82.41) 431 (46.10) 424 (88.15) 441 (53.13) 392 (47.86) 493 (67.91) 564 (64.75) 532 (69.09) 5166 (65.08) Beating is justified if neglect children Yes 267 (29.73) 206 (39.77) 289 (26.15) 555 (58.92) 89 (18.31) 435 (52.03) 471 (57.44) 209 (28.75) 323 (37.13) 288 (37.21) 3132 (39.27) No 631 (70.27) 312 (60.23) 816 (73.85) 387 (41.08) 397 (81.69) 401 (47.97) 349 (42.56) 518 (71.25) 547 (62.87) 486 (62.79) 4844 (60.73) Beating is justified if argue with husband Yes 321 (35.19) 262 (50.38) 270 (24.57) 652 (69.29) 89 (18.28) 470 (55.82) 507 (61.75) 232 (31.74) 249 (28.62) 276 (35.57) 3328 (41.70) No 573 (64.09) 258 (46.62) 829 (75.43) 289 (30.71) 398 (81.72) 372 (44.18) 314 (38.25) 499 (68.26) 621 (71.38) 500 (64.43) 4653 (58.30) © 2022 Global Journals 49 Assessment of the Key Indicators and Dimensions of Women Empowerment in Rural Zambia Volume XXII Issue VII Version I 7 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 E