Does Empowering Women Influence Maternal Healthcare Service Utilization?: Evidence from National Family Health Survey-5, India

ConclusionThere is a need for comprehensive strategies to enhance women ’s empowerment through education, employment, political participation, self-awareness, and reduction in gender-based violence and child marriages, which may improve awareness demand for better public health structure, and may ensure higher utilization of maternal healthcare services. Ultimately, t hese strategies may converse the higher maternal death and child mortality.
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - Category: Health Management Source Type: research