The Role of Women's Empowerment in Fertility Preferences and Outcomes: Analysis of the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With a population of 275 million, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country and has made considerable efforts to reduce its Total Fertility Rate from 5.6 in 1971 to a target of 2.1 by 2024. Women's empowerment has been identified as a critical factor influencing fertility dynamics, gender equality, reproductive autonomy, and broader socioeconomic development. This study examines the association between four dimensions of women's empowerment and three fertility-related outcomes among married women aged 22 years and older in Indonesia.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from 34,017 married women participating in the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS). An outcome-wide analytical approach was adopted to explore three outcomes: total numb

SUBMITTER: Taqwim SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12042363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature