Women's autonomy, neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Child mortality remains a major health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. Child survival is greatly influenced by household circumstances and mother's healthcare choices. Notwithstanding tremendous investment in women empowerment in Ghana, there is limited empirical evidence on whether women's autonomy translates into better child mortality outcomes. To examine the association between women's autonomy and neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Data were obtained from a randomized cluster household survey among 15-49 years old women in seven districts in the Upper East Region. Data analysis was restricted to 3,243 women who reported ever having given birth. Based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA), we constructed an autonomy index categorized into leas

SUBMITTER: Achana FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11412492 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature