Maternal Empowerment Indicators Predict Health Care Seeking Behavior during Pregnancy: Evidence from Ethiopian National Data

Q4 Environmental Science

Journal of Human Ecology Pub Date : 2021-06-03 DOI:10.31901/24566608.2021/74.1-3.3309

V. Guli

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the leverage of women’s empowerment status and their living context in healthcare-seeking behavior during pregnancy. The study used the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS). In addition, the frequency of Antenatal Care (ANC) was used as an outcome variable to gauge women’s health seeking behavior. The negative binomial regression analysis results showed that the expected mean number of ANC visits was lower for mothers with lower education levels and for women living with husbands having poor education. On the other hand, the expected mean number of ANC visits was much higher for younger women, working women, for those with some household decision making autonomy, women living in better household wealth category, women living in smaller households, and those who had reasonable access to media (radio). Given the significant contribution of women’s status and living contexts, aggressive moves should be made to reduce the demand-side barriers to health care services, mainly promoting women’s education and participation in decisionmaking at household and community levels

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孕产妇赋权指标预测怀孕期间寻求医疗保健的行为:来自埃塞俄比亚国家数据的证据

摘要:本研究旨在探讨妇女赋权地位及其生活环境对妊娠期求医行为的影响。该研究使用了埃塞俄比亚人口与健康调查(EDHS)。此外，产前护理(ANC)的频率被用作衡量妇女寻求健康行为的结果变量。负二项回归分析结果显示，受教育程度较低的母亲和与受教育程度较低的丈夫生活在一起的妇女的预期平均ANC访问次数较低。另一方面，年轻妇女、职业妇女、在家庭决策方面有一定自主权的妇女、生活在较富裕家庭的妇女、生活在较小家庭的妇女以及能够合理利用媒体(广播)的妇女的预期平均非国民大会访问次数要高得多。鉴于妇女地位和生活环境的重大贡献，应采取积极行动，减少保健服务的需求方障碍，主要是促进妇女的教育和参与家庭和社区一级的决策

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Ecology publishes empirical and theoretical research, short notes and brief communications probing the interface between human beings and their environment. The journal also has a section dedicated to reviews. The contributions combine ideas and methods from several disciplines, including, but not confined to, physical anthropology, health awareness, sustainability and development, sociology, forestry, psychology and agriculture. The journal also accepts research that focuses on the well-being of those with physical or mental challenges, the importance of food safety, measures taken to improve public health, and the sociological aspect of human ecology.