Women's autonomy in health care decision-making in developing countries: a synthesis of the literature

PE Osamor, C Grady - International journal of women's health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Autonomy is considered essential for decision-making in a range of health care situations,
from health care seeking and utilization to choosing among treatment options. Evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Abortion around the world. An overview of legislation, measures, trends, and consequences

A Guillaume, C Rossier, P Reeve - Population, 2018 - cairn-int.info
L'avortement est une pratique de régulation de la fécondité utilisée par les femmes en cas
d'absence ou d'échec de la contraception. Les législations régulant sa pratique vont, selon …

How intra-familial decision-making affects women's access to, and use of maternal healthcare services in Ghana: a qualitative study

JK Ganle, B Obeng, AY Segbefia, V Mwinyuri… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background There is some evidence to suggest that within the household, family and
community settings, women in sub-Saharan Africa often have limited autonomy and control …

Influence of women's decision-making autonomy on antenatal care utilisation and institutional delivery services in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria Demographic …

CK Imo - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background In the context of global health priority, understanding the role of power
dynamics among women as an important intervention required towards achieving optimum …

Measuring contraceptive autonomy at two sites in Burkina Faso: a first attempt to measure a novel family planning indicator

L Senderowicz, BW Bullington… - Studies in family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing consensus in the family planning community around the need for novel
measures of autonomy. Existing literature highlights the tension between efforts to pursue …

L'avortement dans le monde. État des lieux des législations, mesures, tendances et conséquences

A Guillaume, C Rossier - Population, 2018 - cairn.info
L'avortement est une pratique de régulation de la fécondité utilisée par les femmes en cas
d'absence ou d'échec de la contraception. Les législations régulant sa pratique vont, selon …

Side effect concerns and their impact on women's uptake of modern family planning methods in rural Ghana: a mixed methods study

LA Schrumpf, MJ Stephens, NE Nsarko, E Akosah… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite availability of modern contraceptive methods and documented unmet
need for family planning in Ghana, many women still report forgoing modern contraceptive …

Are Ghanaian women meeting the WHO recommended maternal healthcare (MCH) utilisation? Evidence from a national survey

EK Ameyaw, KS Dickson, KS Adde - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.1, the World
Health Organisation recommends that all pregnant women receive antenatal care (ANC) …

The effect of ambient temperature shocks during conception and early pregnancy on later life outcomes

J Wilde, BH Apouey, T Jung - European Economic Review, 2017 - Elsevier
A large body of research has recently shown that early life or in utero shocks, especially
climatic shocks, may affect long-run human capital outcomes. Most of these effects are …

The effects of individual and community-level factors on maternal health outcomes in Ghana

J Adu, E Tenkorang, E Banchani, J Allison, S Mulay - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Utilization of maternal health care services is key to reducing the number of
perinatal deaths and post-natal complications in sub-Saharan Africa. With a few exceptions …