Women's Empowerment and Antenatal Care Utilization in Pakistan

This study aimed at examining the role of women's empowerment in antenatal care utilization among married women in Pakistan. The population of the study was based on secondary data from the Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2017-18. A sample of 6,996 married women was selected, and the women r...

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Published in:Journal of international women's studies 2022, Vol.23 (1), p.COV1-16
Main Authors: Siddique, Kashif, Malik, Raana, Batool, Irum, Usman, Ahmed, Naeem, Salman Bin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Adequacy
Banking
Clinical decision making
Data analysis
Data collection
Decision making
Domestic violence
Economic resources
Education
Education policy
Empowerment
Female roles
Gender differences
Health initiatives
Health services
Health status
Health surveys
Higher education
Households
Husbands
Information sources
Internet
Internet access
Marriage
Maternal & child health
Maternal characteristics
Maternal mortality
Medical care
Medical decision making
Mobility
Participation
Power
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Public policy
Reproductive health
Resources
Rural areas
Social aspects
Spouses
Television viewing
Utilization
Wives
Women
Womens health
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Summary:This study aimed at examining the role of women's empowerment in antenatal care utilization among married women in Pakistan. The population of the study was based on secondary data from the Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2017-18. A sample of 6,996 married women was selected, and the women reported their antenatal visits in the last five years. The descriptive, Chi-square, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression methods were used for data analysis through SPSS. The results of the study showed that only 15% of women had adequate antenatal visits. Bivariate analysis showed that women who had higher income status, higher education, and were working in managerial positions had significantly adequate antenatal health care (P
ISSN:1539-8706
1539-8706