Predicting nutritional status during pregnancy by women's empowerment in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considerable proportions of pregnant women are affected by poor nutrition outcomes in Ethiopia. Women's empowerment, on the other hand, is highly recognized as a means to achieve better maternal nutrition outcomes. However, the role of pregnant women's empowerment in nutritional status during pregnancy has not been empirically examined in Ethiopia. This study aimed to address this gap.

Objective

To assess the association of individual and composite women's empowerment dimensions with pregnant women's nutrition outcomes in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.

Methods

A health facility-based cross-sectional study was performed on 1,453 pregnant women living in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, in 2021. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on half of the

SUBMITTER: Etea TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10316787 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature