The relationship between women's empowerment and household food and nutrition security in Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Women's empowerment is considered to play a crucial role in food and nutrition security. We aimed to explore the relationship between women's empowerment and food and nutrition security, in rural Pakistan.

Methods

To estimate women's empowerment, we developed a Rural Women Composite Empowerment Index incorporating nine domains. For indicators of food and nutritional data we used data of 1879 rural households from Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS). Food insecurity was measured through a caloric intake approach; nutrition insecurity was measured through recommended nutrient intake (RNI). Using the Rural Women's Composite Empowerment Index (RWCEI), we employed multi-level mixed-effect regression analysis.

Results

The domains of traveling safely (21%), time allocated

SUBMITTER: Ishfaq S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584378 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature