Changes in Gender Index Scores by Country, 2015
| Country | No. Surveyed at Baseline | No. Surveyed at Endline | No. With Matched Baseline and Endline Surveys | % With Matched Baseline and Endline Surveys | Respondents Matched at Baseline and Endline | All Respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Index Scorea at Baseline | Gender Index Scorea at Endline | Difference in Gender Index Score From Baselinea (SE) | P Value | Adjusted Difference in Mean Gender Index Scoresb (SE) | P Value | |||||
| Madagascar | 1,227 | 937 | 465 | 38% | 7.59 | 8.00 | 0.41 (0.11) | <.001 | 0.06 (0.08) | .48 |
| Rwandac | 795 | 796 | 628 | 79% | 7.17 | 7.47 | 0.30 (0.08) | <.001 | 0.21 (0.10) | .03 |
| Zimbabwe | 239 | 225 | 190 | 79% | 8.37 | 8.04 | −0.33 (0.16) | .048 | −0.37 (0.18)d | .04 |
| Ethiopia | 676 | 499 | 115 | 17% | 7.72 | 7.47 | −0.25 (0.18) | .16 | −0.61 (0.12) | < .001 |
Abbreviation: SE, standard error.
Notes: The PMI AIRS Project collected survey data among a sample of spray operators in 4 countries. Surveys were completed both before the 2015 spray season began (baseline or preseason) and after the season ended (endline or postseason).
↵a The gender index score is the average number of questions, out of a total of 11, answered in favor of gender egalitarianism.
↵b Adjusted results control for sex, previous experience working with the PMI AIRS Project (self-reported), ability to read, education, whether respondents live where they work, whether the respondents are heads of household, and (in Madagascar) district of the survey.
↵c Rwanda's 2015 spray season included 2 rounds of spraying.
↵d Covariates were not collected; results are not adjusted.