Women empowerment and sexually transmitted infections: Evidence from Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women have led to substantial public health and economic burdens in several low-middle-income countries. However, there is a paucity of scientific knowledge about the relationship between empowerment and symptoms of STIs among married Bangladeshi women. This article aimed to examine the association between women empowerment and symptoms of STIs among currently married Bangladeshi women of reproductive age.

Materials and methods

We extracted data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), conducted from June 28, 2014, to November 9, 2014. We utilised cross-tabulation, the conceptual framework and multivariable multilevel mixed-effect logistics regression to explore the association between women's empowerme

SUBMITTER: Jubayer Biswas MAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849524 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature