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Article: Women's position within the household as a determinant of maternal health care use in Nepal.
- Article from:
- International Family Planning Perspectives
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
- Author:
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CONTEXT: Although gender inequality is often cited as a barrier to improving maternal health in Nepal, little attention has been directed at understanding how sociocultural factors may influence the use of health care. In particular, how a woman's position within her household may affect the receipt of health care deserves further investigation.
METHODS: Data on ever-married women aged 15-49 from the 2001 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey were analyzed to explore three dimensions of women's position within their household--decision making, employment and influence over earnings, and spousal discussion of family planning. Logistic regression models assessed the ...