2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-021-01183-x
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Women’s empowerment and child growth faltering in Ethiopia: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

Abstract: Background Despite numerous national and international efforts to alleviate child growth faltering, it remains a global health challenge. There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of women’s empowerment in a wide range of public health topics, such as the utilization of maternal healthcare services, agricultural productivity, and child nutrition. However, in Ethiopia, the relationship between women’s empowerment and child nutritional status is not studied at the natio… Show more

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“…The pattern of the association between women’s empowerment and children’s complete vaccination was similar to previous studies [ 13 , 21 , 24 , 32 , 35 , 39 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. Women’s disapproval attitude towards violence increased access to health services, which resulted in better health statuses in children.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
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“…The pattern of the association between women’s empowerment and children’s complete vaccination was similar to previous studies [ 13 , 21 , 24 , 32 , 35 , 39 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. Women’s disapproval attitude towards violence increased access to health services, which resulted in better health statuses in children.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Women’s disapproval attitude towards violence increased access to health services, which resulted in better health statuses in children. This included the reduction of child stunting and malnutrition [ 55 , 59 , 60 ]. It could be argued that the acceptance of violence portrays submissiveness of the wife and the dominion of the husband, including in allocating income, deciding expenditures, and determining access to health services for their children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many studies have highlighted the importance of maternal education level on the nutritional status of children, especially children 5 years and younger [28,29]. Women with higher education levels are likely to have more income, be more food secure, and have access to sufficient health care for their children [30]. We can therefore anticipate that this was the case in this study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Article [3] is the first article to show that the environment is a driving factor in reducing stunting, this is because women who are empowered independently can create crop production and raise livestock which aims to adequately support the nutritional needs of children in the household, and the possibility of stunting reduction (Holland & Rammohan, 2019).Article [7] shows that family empowerment has increased mothers' knowledge in better washing practices such as washing hands with soap and water, properly disposing of children's feces, and creating a barrier between animals and the house as stunting prevention (Cunningham et al, 2019). Article [3] is the first article to show the results that feeding practices have a great effect on the selection, procurement, preparation, and feeding of children to improve the nutritional status of children (Mekonnen et al, 2021).…”
Section: Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%