The effect of women's decision-making power on maternal health services uptake: Evidence from Pakistan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-184

  Hou, Xiaohui ^a   Ma, Ning ^b  

^a WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Pakistan; South Asia; Women's decision making power; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PAKISTAN; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WOMEN;

EID: 84874912565     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs042     Document Type: Article

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