TY - JOUR T1 - Women’s Empowerment and Reproductive Health: Experience from Chapai Nawabganj District in Bangladesh AU - Islam, Nurul AU - , Kamruzzaman AU - Abedin, Sumaiya AU - Rahman, Mosiur JO - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences VL - 5 IS - 9 SP - 883 EP - 888 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1683-8831 DO - pjssci.2008.883.888 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2008.883.888 KW - post natal care KW -antenatal care KW -Women empowerment KW -logistic regression analysis KW -Chapai Nawabganj district AB - This study investigate, the various issues of empowerment and reproductive behavior of married women such as health status, decision making of reproductive behavior etc in some selected areas of Chapai Nawabganj district, using the information from 500 ever married women within the reproductive span (15-49 years). Findings reveal that women are found less concerned and deprived to take decision about their own health as well as their child health. The data shows that 55.0% women received antenatal care during their last pregnancy but only 4.5% has participated in decision making about their antenatal care. At postnatal period, 51.65 and 58.78% women took treatment for themselves and their child, respectively but only 5.14%s has participated in decision making about their postnatal care. The logistic analysis shows that respondent’s current age, education, occupation, husband’s education, per capita yearly income, assistance during delivery and decision for household affairs are mostly associated with antenatal caster seeking behavior of married women. ER -