Women's involvement in household decision-making and strengthening social capital - Crucial factors for child survival in Ethiopia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 582-589

  Fantahun, Mesganaw ^a,b   Berhane, Yemane ^a,b   Wall, Stig ^b   Byass, Peter ^b   Högberg, Ulf ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Social capital; Women's decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ROLE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 33947513183     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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