Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
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Date
2015
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BMC
Abstract
The low status of women prevents them from recognizing and voicing their concerns about health
needs. This study aimed to examine the relationship between gender characteristics, health and empowerment of
women in an attempt to understand between 2005 and 2011. Data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) 2005 and 2011 were used. Bivariate and
multivariate analyses were used to determine the relative contribution of the predictor variables. The hypotheses
tested in this study were that gender (men and women), health and empowerment of women in region are highly
significant with women’s education and work status. Study findings showed that the low status of women and their disempowerment are highly associated
with poor health outcomes. In both 2005 and 2011 men school ages were positively associated with their
attainment in primary education, whereas for women it was negatively related with their attainment in some
education. In both 2005 and 2011 women in the richest wealth quintile had the highest odds ratio of relating to
some education.
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Keywords
Public health, Gender, Women, Statistics studies, Ethiopia
Citation
Lailulo, Y. A. et al. (2015). Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health, 15, 116. 10.1186/s12905-015-0273-3