Women empowerment and access to maternity and reproductive healthcare in Pakistan: cross-validation of a Survey-based Index in Afghanistan (SWEI-A)

Table 1 Factor loading values for individual variables and explained variation by each domain

Factor	Variables	loading	Variation (%)
^a F1	Occupation	0.97	17.13
	Earning	0.97
	Work autonomy	0.95
	Seasonality	0.96
^b F2	Justified if goes out without telling husband	0.84	16.87
	Justified if neglects children	0.84
	Justified if argues with husband	0.86
	Justified if refuses sex	0.83
	Justified if burns food	0.78
^c F3	Permission	0.77	10.53
	Money	0.77
	Distance	0.78
	Going Alone	0.65
^d F4	Women's health	0.84	10.26
	Large household purchases	0.86
	Visiting relatives/family	0.83
^e F5	Educational level	0.91	8.52
^e F5	Literacy	0.93	8.52
^f F6	Age at cohabitation	0.93	8.51
^f F6	Age at first birth	0.95	8.51
^g F7	House ownership	0.81	5.98
^g F7	Land ownership	0.81	5.98

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