Women's Empowerment and Children's Complete Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The empowerment of women contributes to better child health and wellness. This study aimed to examine the association between women's empowerment and complete vaccination of children, as recommended in the National Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on data from the Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey 6 (MICS-6) to determine the dimensions of women's empowerment. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between women's empowerment and complete vaccination of children stratified by household wealth. In total, 3524 women with children aged 12-23 months were included in the study. (3) Results: Women's empowerment

SUBMITTER: Lu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8540931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature