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To examine sociodemographic factors associated with women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands' support for reproductive healthcare.

May 8, 2022International HealthOpen Access

Women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands’ support for their reproductive healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Lalitpur, Nepal

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APAlpha PokharelUniversity of Toronto SPSamidha Dhungel PokharelTribhuvan University

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Cross-sectional study reveals disparities in decision-making autonomy and spousal support for reproductive healthcare among mothers, highlighting the need for culturally targeted interventions.

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To examine sociodemographic factors associated with women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands' support for reproductive healthcare.
Conducted an institutional-based cross-sectional study across 15 immunization clinics in Lalitpur, Nepal, enrolling 600 women aged ≥18 years.
Used multivariate logistic regression models to assess the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, female decision-making autonomy, and spousal support.
Women had higher decision-making involvement in childcare than financial matters, while husbands supported financial aspects more than childcare or clinic accompaniment.
Madhesi/Muslim/other women were less likely to decide on family size and birth spacing (AOR 0.31, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.73) and less likely to be accompanied by husbands to family planning clinics (AOR 0.18, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.86).
Younger women (<20 years) and those with a single child were less likely to participate in decision-making and receive husband support for family planning, with Janajati, Dalit, and Madhesi/Muslim/other women also receiving less birth preparedness support.

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Pokharel et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fff5fd5e8712fdf65a71e https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac034

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Cross-sectional study reveals disparities in decision-making autonomy and spousal support for reproductive healthcare among mothers, highlighting the need for culturally targeted interventions.

Women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands’ support for their reproductive healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Lalitpur, Nepal

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Women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands’ support for their reproductive healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Lalitpur, Nepal

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