نتایج جستجو برای: women autonomy

تعداد نتایج: 410648  

2018
Yuji Sano Roger Antabe Kilian Nasung Atuoye Joseph A Braimah Sylvester Z Galaa Isaac Luginaah

BACKGROUND Although use of modern contraception is considered beneficial in lowering maternal and child mortality rates, the prevalence of contraceptive use remains low in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study examined modern contraceptive use and its linkage to women's autonomy. METHODS Data were drawn from the 2013-2014 Democratic Republic of Congo Demographic and Health Survey. We s...

Journal: :Personality & social psychology bulletin 2005
Diana T Sanchez Jennifer Crocker Karlee R Boike

People often believe that they must be consistent with gender norms to obtain others' approval. The authors believe people who invest in gender norms tend to base self-esteem on others' approval, which undermines their sexual autonomy and ultimately diminishes their sexual satisfaction in intimate relationships. A survey of 309 sexually active college students examined whether placing importanc...

2014
Mabel Andalón Jenny Williams Michael Grossman

Empowering Women: The Effect of Schooling on Young Women’s Knowledge and Use of Contraception Large differences in fertility between women with high and low levels of education suggest that schooling may have a direct impact on knowledge and use of contraception. We investigate this issue using information on women in Mexico. In order to identify the causal effect of schooling, we exploit tempo...

2014
Ilene S Speizer William T Story Kavita Singh

BACKGROUND In Ghana, the site of this study, the maternal mortality ratio and under-five mortality rate remain high indicating the need to focus on maternal and child health programming. Ghana has high use of antenatal care (95%) but sub-optimum levels of institutional delivery (about 57%). Numerous barriers to institutional delivery exist including financial, physical, cognitive, organizationa...

Journal: :Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies 2017

Journal: :The European Journal of Development Research 2022

2016
Dickson A. Amugsi Anna Lartey Elizabeth Kimani-Murage Blessing U. Mberu

BACKGROUND Low-quality monotonous diet is a major problem confronting resource-constrained settings across the world. Starchy staple foods dominate the diets in these settings. This places the population, especially women of reproductive age, at a risk of micronutrients deficiencies. This study seeks to examine the association between women's decision-making autonomy and women's achievement of ...

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