Maternal Autonomy and Child Health Care Utilization in India: Results From the National Family Health Survey

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作者：
Malhotra, Chetna [1 ]
Malhotra, Rahul [1 ]
Ostbye, Truls [1 ,2 ]
Subramanian, S. V. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Duke NUS Grad Med Sch, Singapore 169857, Singapore
[2] Duke Univ, Durham, NC USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA
来源：
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2014年 / 26卷 / 04期
关键词：
India; autonomy; immunization; respiratory infection; health care seeking; WOMENS AUTONOMY; IMMUNIZATION; COMMUNITY; DETERMINANTS; MORTALITY;
D O I：
10.1177/1010539511420418
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
The objective of this study was to examine the association of maternal autonomy with preventive and curative child health care utilization in India. Data from the National Family Health Survey 2005-2006 were used to ascertain association of maternal autonomy (in 3 dimensions: decision making, access to financial resources, freedom of movement) with child's primary immunization status (indicative of preventive health care use) and treatment seeking for child's acute respiratory infection (indicative of curative health care use). Low maternal freedom of movement was associated with higher odds of incomplete primary immunization of the child and for not seeking treatment for the child's acute respiratory infection. Low maternal financial access was associated with increased odds for incomplete primary immunization of the child. The findings show that improvement in autonomy of Indian mothers, especially their freedom of movement, may help improve utilization of health care for their children.
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