Role of women's empowerment in determining fertility and reproductive health in Bangladesh: a systematic literature review

Chowdhury, Shanjida; Rahman, Mohammad Meshbahur; Haque, Ekramul

doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100239

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“…In many African settings where men are the breadwinners of a home/household/family [ 35 , 36 ] and where FP costs are serviced from out-of-pocket payments [ 37 ], mere approval may not translate to women’s capacity to afford a suitable FP method. This lends credence to the role of women empowerment and reproductive agency in achieving FP goals [ 38 ] in view of some men’s ‘empty approval’ that may not translate to involvement.…”

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Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies

Oni,

Petlele,

Banjo

et al. 2024

Contracept Reprod Med

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Background Male involvement in Family Planning (FP) is an exercise of men’s sexual and reproductive health rights. However, the measurement of male involvement has been highly inconsistent and too discretional in FP studies. As a result, we used bibliometric tools to analyze the existing measures of male involvement in FP and recommend modifications for standard measures. Methods Using developed search terms, we searched for research articles ever published on male involvement in FP from Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases. The search results were filtered for studies that focused on Africa. A total of 152 research articles were selected after the screening, and bibliometric analysis was performed in R. Results Results showed that 54% of the studies measured male involvement through approval for FP, while 46.7% measured it through the attitude of males to FP. About 31% measured male involvement through input in deciding FP method, while others measured it through inputs in the choice of FP service center (13.6%), attendance at FP clinic/service center (17.8%), and monetary provision for FP services/materials (12.4%). About 82.2% of the studies used primary data, though the majority (61.2%) obtained information on male involvement from women alone. Only about one in five studies (19.1%) got responses from males and females, with fewer focusing on males alone. Conclusion Most studies have measured male involvement in FP through expressed or perceived approval for FP. However, these do not sufficiently capture male involvement and do not reflect women’s autonomy. Other more encompassing measures of male involvement, which would reflect the amount of intimacy among heterosexual partners, depict the extent of the exercise of person-centered rights, and encourage the collection of union-specific data, are recommended.

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Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies

Oni,

Petlele,

Banjo

et al. 2024

Contracept Reprod Med

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“…example, some studies demonstrate that women's empowerment expands their agency, agency and resources that enable them to play a crucial role in the family decision-making process including the limitation of the number of children to the desired family size (Chowdhury et al, 2023;Doepke & Tertilt, 2018). Most importantly with the reduction in fertility rate, women's empowerment contributes to increasing their self-determination, which in turn leads to higher human capital accumulation and, more generally, well-being (Duflo, 2012).…”

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Does women's political empowerment matter in military spending?

Keneck‐Massil,

Nkariepoun‐Njoya,

Nomo‐Beyala

2023

Kyklos

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Despite recognition of the importance of women's political rights for the functioning of modern states, women's participation in political debate and decision‐making remains low around the world. As the first study of its kind, this article examines the impact of women's political empowerment on military spending. Using a sample of 163 developed and developing countries, the article shows that women's political empowerment helps to reduce military spending. Moreover, this result remains robust when dealing with the level of development, endogeneity issues and geographical location. As an explanation, we highlight the role of women politically engaged in improving governance through the reduction of corruption, peacebuilding, their preference for social spending like education and health and their role in reduction discrimination against women.

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Perceived Spousal Concordance on Desired Family Size and Birth Intendedness Among Second and Higher-Order Births in Pakistan

Bashir,

Guzzo

2024

Popul Res Policy Rev

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Role of women's empowerment in determining fertility and reproductive health in Bangladesh: a systematic literature review

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies

Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies

Does women's political empowerment matter in military spending?

Perceived Spousal Concordance on Desired Family Size and Birth Intendedness Among Second and Higher-Order Births in Pakistan

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