Agency, defined as the ability to identify one's goals and act upon them, has been
recognized as a prominent strategy to access maternal healthcare services (MHS). The …

Background Inequality in maternal health has remained a challenge in many low-income
countries, like Bangladesh and Pakistan. The study examines within-country and between …

Background In Bangladesh, large gender differentials exist in outcomes in almost all
spheres of life, stemming from conservative norms and attitudes around gender …

Objectives This study investigated the inequalities in access to maternal healthcare services
in Bangladesh. Design and setting This study used cross-sectional data from the nationally …

Women in rural Bangladesh encounter significant barriers to seeking mental healthcare,
primarily due to stigmatization rooted in a lack of knowledge about mental health. To …

Background The role of gender inequities in women's ability to access maternal health care
has mainly been analysed from either women's or men's perspective only. In this article, we …

Women's political representation has increased substantially over recent decades due to
concerted efforts, including quotas, to increase female legislative representation in electoral …

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly encouraged men to support
women in receiving maternal healthcare. However, especially in developing countries …

Background Chronic diseases are considered one of the major causes of illness, disability,
and death worldwide. Chronic illness leads to a huge health and economic burden …

This study examines the association between Afghan women's autonomy (WA) and
experience of domestic violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) in the previous 12 …