“…Studies have examined the relationship between women's autonomy and utilisation of any or all of the maternal health care services, and have found association between them (Asweto et al, 2014;Baral et al, 2010;Bhandari et al, 2017;Hagos et al, 2014;Lowe et al, 2016;Speizer et al, 2014;Thapa, 2012;Tiruneh et al, 2017). Other factors such as age, education, employment or labour force participation and wealth quintile have also been found to be associated with maternal healthcare utilisation (Acharya et al, 2017;Adhikari, 2016;Asweto et al, 2014;Banke-Thomas et al, 2017;Baral et al, 2010;Dahiru and Oche, 2015;Deo et al, 2015;Fawole and Adeoye, 2015;Kamiya, 2010;Okeshola and Sadiq, 2013;Sebayang et al, 2017;Sharma et al, 2007;Situ, 2013;Tarekegn et al, 2014;Teklehaymanot et al, 2017;Tiruneh et al, 2017;Urbaeva, 2015;Woldemicael, 2007aWoldemicael, , 2007bWorkineh and Hailu, 2014;Yaya et al, 2017). Umar (2017) submitted that the ability of a young woman to make independent decisions and take appropriate actions on her reproductive desire is dependent on her level of autonomy especially in a society like Nigeria where in some cultures young girls Awoleye et al 63 are married off to older men.…”