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Women's participation in decision‐making

Analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data 2017–2018

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ID21594475
AuthorsElizabeth Kirkwood (0000-0001-8603-4903, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia, corresponding author), Shahreen Raihana (0000-0003-1285-8867, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia), Ashraful Alam (0000-0001-7034-1095, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia), Michael J Dibley (0000-0002-1554-5180, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia)
Year2024
Volume36
Issue1
Pages26-42
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of International Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-1748 • E-ISSN: 1099-1328
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jid.3805
OpenAlexW4378904307
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

Gender‐based inequities prevent women from partaking in decision‐making. This study is a secondary analysis of the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) data. We examined women's participation in no‐decisions against a set of independent variables to determine the factors associated with not participating in any decisions. The adjusted multivariable logistic regression revealed that women, aged 15–19, with no children, living in larger households, not employed for cash, agreed with at least one reason for husband's beating their wives and were not exposed to print media, were significantly less likely to be involved in any household decisions. This study sheds light on ways to promote women's active participation in decisions and to identify programme‐modifiable indicators for future research

Business · Cash · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
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Highly citedNo
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