Understanding Rural Women’s Domestic Work Experiences (DWE) in Ibadan, Nigeria: Development of a Measurement Tool Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abisola Osinuga; Brandi Janssen; Nathan B Fethke; William T Story; John A Imaledo; Kelly K Baker

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111043

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Understanding Rural Women’s Domestic Work Experiences (DWE) in Ibadan, Nigeria: Development of a Measurement Tool Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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Understanding Rural Women’s Domestic Work Experiences (DWE) in Ibadan, Nigeria: Development of a Measurement Tool Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abisola Osinuga, Brandi Janssen, Nathan B Fethke, William T Story, John A Imaledo and Kelly K Baker

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.18(21), p.11043

10/21/2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111043

PMCID: PMC8582860

PMID: 34769564

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Gender norms prescribe domestic labor as primarily a female’s responsibility in developing countries. Many domestic tasks depend on access to water, so the physical, emotional, and time demands of domestic labor may be exacerbated for women living in water-insecure environments. We developed a set of domestic work experience (DWE) measures tailored to work in rural areas in developing countries, assessed rural Nigerian women’s DWE, and examined relationships among the measures. Interviewer-administered survey data were collected between August and September from 256 women in four rural Nigerian communities. Latent factors of DWE were identified by analyzing survey items using confirmatory factor analysis. Pearson’s correlation was used to examine relationships among latent factor scores, and multivariate linear regression models were used to determine if factor scores significantly differed across socio-demographic characteristics. The DWE measures consisted of latent factors of the physical domain (frequency of common domestic tasks, water sourcing and carriage, experience of water scarcity), the psychosocial domain (stress appraisal and demand–control), and the social domain (social support). Significant correlations were observed among the latent factors within and across domains. Results revealed the importance of measuring rural Nigerian women’s DWE using multiple and contextual approaches rather than relying solely on one exposure measure. Multiple inter-related factors contributed to women’s DWE. Water insecurity exacerbated the physical and emotional demands of domestic labor DWE varied across age categories and pregnancy status among rural Nigerian women.

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Title: Subtitle: Understanding Rural Women’s Domestic Work Experiences (DWE) in Ibadan, Nigeria: Development of a Measurement Tool Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Creators: Abisola Osinuga
Brandi Janssen
Nathan B Fethke
William T Story
John A Imaledo
Kelly K Baker
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.18(21), p.11043
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111043
PMID: 34769564
PMCID: PMC8582860
NLM abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health
ISSN: 1660-4601
eISSN: 1660-4601
Grant note: name: Stanley Student Travel Award for International Research
Language: English
Date published: 10/21/2021
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984214781402771

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