Factors influencing contraception choice and use globally: a synthesis of systematic reviews
P D'Souza, JV Bailey, J Stephenson… - The European Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Unintended pregnancy has a huge adverse impact on maternal, child and
family health and wealth. There is an unmet need for contraception globally, with an …
family health and wealth. There is an unmet need for contraception globally, with an …
Measuring women's empowerment: A critical review of current practices and recommendations for researchers
RA Richardson - Social Indicators Research, 2018 - Springer
Women's empowerment is an intrinsic human rights goal that has implications for the health
and well-being of women and their children. Poor measurement hampers current research …
and well-being of women and their children. Poor measurement hampers current research …
What makes resource provision an effective means of poverty alleviation? A resourcing perspective
Adequately addressing the grand challenge of poverty requires addressing resource
scarcity. However, efforts to provide resources as a means of poverty alleviation have met …
scarcity. However, efforts to provide resources as a means of poverty alleviation have met …
[HTML][HTML] Women's empowerment in East Africa: Development of a cross-country comparable measure
Women's empowerment is an indicator of social change and a priority of the Sustainable
Development Goals. Debate continues on what domains constitute women's empowerment …
Development Goals. Debate continues on what domains constitute women's empowerment …
[HTML][HTML] Women's empowerment and child nutrition: The role of intrinsic agency
Women's empowerment is associated with improved child nutrition, and both underpin the
achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We examined pathways …
achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We examined pathways …
[HTML][HTML] 'I am the master key that opens and locks': Presentation and application of a conceptual framework for women's and girls' empowerment in reproductive health
C Karp, SN Wood, H Galadanci, SPS Kibira… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rationale: A renewed focus on women's and girls' empowerment in the era of Sustainable
Development Goals reflects the belief that empowerment is central to health and …
Development Goals reflects the belief that empowerment is central to health and …
A conceptual framework for measuring community health workforce performance within primary health care systems
Background With the 40th anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, a global effort is
underway to re-focus on strengthening primary health care systems, with emphasis on …
underway to re-focus on strengthening primary health care systems, with emphasis on …
How do we assess how agentic we are? A literature review of existing instruments to evaluate and measure individuals' agency
F Cavazzoni, A Fiorini, G Veronese - Social Indicators Research, 2022 - Springer
The importance and centrality of the construct of agency is wellknown amongst social
scientists. Yet, there is still little agreement on how this construct should be understood and …
scientists. Yet, there is still little agreement on how this construct should be understood and …
Women's empowerment related to pregnancy and childbirth: introduction to special issue
N Prata, P Tavrow, U Upadhyay - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2017 - Springer
Empowerment is widely acknowledged as a process by which those who have been
disempowered are able to increase their self-efficacy, make life-enhancing decisions, and …
disempowered are able to increase their self-efficacy, make life-enhancing decisions, and …
Measurement properties of the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Women's empowerment is a process that includes increases in intrinsic agency (power
within); instrumental agency (power to); and collective agency (power with). We used …
within); instrumental agency (power to); and collective agency (power with). We used …