Paving the way to understanding female-headed households: Variation in household composition across 103 low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female-headed households (FHHs) are regarded as disadvantaged. There are multiple social trajectories that can lead to women heading households. It is important to distinguish between these trajectories, as well as societal norms and contextual factors, to understand how and when are FHHs represented as a dimension of gender inequity. Our analysis defines and describes a typology of 16 FHH types (FHH16) based on demographic characteristics.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used national Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) in 103 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to identify a typology of FHHs based on the family composition and additional household members. We performed descriptive analyses at the household level

SUBMITTER: Saad GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9107795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature