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Women empowerment and antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh

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  • Belayet Hossain

    (Thompson Rivers University, Canada)

  • Ahmed A. Hoque

    (University of Victoria, Canada)

Abstract

This study attempts to examine the role of women empowerment in the utilization of antenatal care in Bangladesh. Four dimensions are considered to measure the women empowerment: the highest level of education, freedom of choice/movement, power in the household decision making process and involvement in economic activities. Factor analysis technique is employed to construct the last three dimensions. The probit and the zero-inflated negative binomial regression models are specified and estimated using the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data. Results show that all four dimensions of women empowerment contribute positively and significantly to the decision and intensity of utilization of antenatal care in Bangladesh. Findings of the study have a number of policy implications on this issue for a developing country like Bangladesh.

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  • Belayet Hossain & Ahmed A. Hoque, 2015. "Women empowerment and antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 49(2), pages 109-124, April-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.49:year:2015:issue2:pp:109-124
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    1. Shamsun Nahar & Cecilia W. Mengo, 2022. "Measuring women's empowerment in developing countries: A systematic review," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(2), pages 322-333, March.

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    Keywords

    Women Empowerment; Antenatal care; Probit Model; Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Model; Bangladesh;
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    JEL classification:

    • O20 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - General
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities

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