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Table 2 Sub-regional distribution of women’s decision capacity: Evidence from 23 sub-Saharan African countries Demographic and Health Surveys countries (2010–2020) (N = 182,696)

From: Women’s decision-making capacity and its association with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS in 23 sub-Saharan African countries

Sub-regions

Included country/s

Pooled sub-regional coverage of women’s decision capacity

West Africa

Burkina Faso

12.0% (95% CI; 10.7%-13.3%)

Benin

Cote d'Ivoire

Gambia

Liberia

Mali

Sierra-Leone

Togo

Central Africa

Angola

65.4% (95% CI; 63.5%-67.3%)

Congo Democratic Republic

Cameroon

Gabon

Chad

East Africa

Burundi

46.7% (95% CI; 43.9%-49.5%)

Ethiopia

Kenya

Comoros

Malawi

Rwanda

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sothern Africa

Namibia

75.3% (95% CI; 73.1%-77.4%)