FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE DECISION-MAKING AUTONOMY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
| Autor: | Pauline E. Osamor, Christine Grady |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making MEDLINE Nigeria Developing country Logistic regression Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Spouses Developing Countries media_common business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gender Identity General Social Sciences Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Health Surveys Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Personal Autonomy Respondent Women's Health Female Residence 0305 other medical science business Autonomy Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biosocial Science. 50:70-85 |
| ISSN: | 1469-7599 0021-9320 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0021932017000037 |
| Popis: | SummaryWomen’s decision-making autonomy has been poorly studied in most developing countries. The few existing studies suggest that it is closely linked to women’s socio-demographic characteristics and the social settings in which they live. This study examined Nigerian women’s perceived decision-making autonomy about their own health care using nationally representative data from the 2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey. The study sample consisted of 27,135 women aged 15–49 years who lived with their husbands/partners. Responses to questions about who usually makes decisions about the respondent’s health care were analysed. Factors associated with women’s health care decision-making were investigated using logistic regression models. Only 6.2% of the women reported making their own decisions about health care. For most women (61.1%), this decision was made by their husband/partner alone and 32.7% reported joint decision-making with their husband/partner. Factors independently associated with decision-making by the woman included: geographical region, rural/urban residence, age, education, religion, wealth index, occupation, home ownership and husband’s occupation. A strong association between women making their own health care decision was seen with region of residence (χ2=3221.48,p |
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