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Effect of Women's autonomy on maternal health service utilization in Nepal: a cross sectional study

BMC women's health, 2016-05, Vol.16 (26), p.26-26, Article 26 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2016 BioMed Central Ltd. ;Copyright BioMed Central 2016 ;Adhikari. 2016 ;ISSN: 1472-6874 ;EISSN: 1472-6874 ;DOI: 10.1186/s12905-016-0305-7 ;PMID: 27177683

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  • Title:
    Effect of Women's autonomy on maternal health service utilization in Nepal: a cross sectional study
  • Author: Adhikari, Ramesh
  • Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Analysis ; Children ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Decision Support Techniques ; Female ; Health aspects ; Health Surveys - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Management ; Maternal health services ; Maternal Health Services - standards ; Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data ; Maternal Health Services - utilization ; Medical care ; Nepal ; Personal Autonomy ; Pregnancy ; Utilization
  • Is Part Of: BMC women's health, 2016-05, Vol.16 (26), p.26-26, Article 26
  • Description: Women's role has been a priority area not only for sustainable development, but also in reproductive health since ICPD 1994. However, very little empirical evidence is available about women's role on maternal health service utilization in Nepal. This paper explores dimensions of women's autonomy and their relationship to utilization of maternal health services. The analysis uses data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011. The analysis is confined to women who had given birth in the 5 years preceding the survey (n = 4,148). Women's autonomy related variables are taken from the standard DHS questionnaire and measured based on decision in household about obtaining health care, large household purchases and visit to family or relative. The net effect of women's autonomy on utilization of maternal health services after controlling for the effect of other predictors has been measured through multivariate logistic regression analysis. The findings indicate only about a half of the women who had given birth in the past 5 years preceding the survey had 4 or more ANC check up for their last birth. Similarly, 40 % of the women had delivered their last child in the health facilities. Furthermore, slightly higher than two-fifth women (43 %) had postnatal check up for their last child. Only slightly higher than a fourth woman (27 %) had utilized all the services (adequate ANC visit, delivered at health institution and post natal check up) for their last child. This study found that many socio-demographic variables such as age of women, number of children born, level of education, ethnicity, place of residence and wealth index are predicators of utilizing the maternal health services of recent child. Notably, higher level autonomy was associated with higher use of maternal health services [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) =1.40; CI 1.18-1.65]. Utilization of maternal health services for the recent child among women is very low. The study results suggest that policy actions that increase women's autonomy at home could be effective in helping assure good maternal health.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1472-6874
    EISSN: 1472-6874
    DOI: 10.1186/s12905-016-0305-7
    PMID: 27177683
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