Economic empowerment of women and utilization of maternal delivery care in Bangladesh
Objective: Maternal mortality is a major public health problem in low-income countries, such as Bangladesh. Women′s empowerment in relation to enhanced utilization of delivery care is underexplored. This study investigates the associations between women′s economic empowerment and their utilization o...
Main Authors: | Koustuv Dalal, Jahan Shabnam, Johanna Andrews-Chavez, Lena B Mårtensson, Toomas Timpka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=9;spage=628;epage=636;aulast=Dalal |
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