Open AccessWomen's Position Within the Household as a Determinant of Maternal Health Care Use in Nepal
Author(s) -
Mutsuhiro Furuta,
Sarah Salway
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international family planning perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-4154
pISSN - 0190-3187
DOI - 10.1363/3201706
Subject(s) - receipt , psychological intervention , health care , family planning , logistic regression , earnings , medicine , odds , affect (linguistics) , psychology , demography , population , environmental health , nursing , economic growth , sociology , business , economics , accounting , communication , research methodology
Although gender inequality is often cited as a barrier to improving maternal health in Nepal, little attention has been directed at understanding how sociocultural factors may influence the use of health care. In particular, how a woman's position within her household may affect the receipt of health care deserves further investigation.