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Empowering Women : The Effect of Women’s Decision-Making Power on Reproductive Health Services Uptake - Evidence from Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorMa, Ning
dc.contributor.authorHou, Xiaohui
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:00:07Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:00:07Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractA large body of research has attempted to explore the links between women's autonomy and their uptake of reproductive health services in the South Asia region, but the evidence so far is inconclusive. This study uses the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey to examine the influence of household decision making on women's uptake of reproductive health services. The analysis finds that women's decision-making power has a significant positive correlation with reproductive health services uptake and that influential males' decision-making power has the opposite effect, after controlling for socio-economic indicators and supply-side conditions. The findings suggest that empowering women and increasing their ability to make decisions may increase their uptake of reproductive health services. They also suggest that policies directed toward improving women's utilization of maternity services must target men as well as women in Pakistan.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110124100915
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5543
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3314
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5543
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectAPPROACH TO FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANT
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectBIRTH CONTROL
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCARE PROVISION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCULTURAL CUSTOMS
dc.subjectCULTURAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDELIVERY CARE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOCTOR
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR GIRLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFIRST CHILD
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGYNAECOLOGY
dc.subjectGYNECOLOGY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH NEEDS
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONAL
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMATERNAL CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATERNITY SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectOBSTETRICS
dc.subjectPARAMEDICS
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMAN
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL CARE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE SERVICES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSPECIALISTS
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN SQUATTER
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectWOMEN'S HEALTH
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleEmpowering Women : The Effect of Women’s Decision-Making Power on Reproductive Health Services Uptake - Evidence from Pakistanen
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okr.crossref.titleEmpowering women: The effect of women's decision-making power on reproductive health services uptake: Evidence from Pakistan
okr.date.disclosure2011-01-01
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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