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  -