Women's empowerment and its differential impact on health in low-income communities in Mumbai, India.
Women's empowerment and its differential impact on health in low-income communities in Mumbai, India.
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DOI：
10.1080/17441692.2014.904919
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Singh R
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作者：
Moonzwe Davis L;Schensul SL;Schensul JJ;Verma RK;Nastasi BK;Singh R
This paper examines the relationship of empowerment to women's self-reported general health status and women's self-reported health during pregnancy in low-income communities in Mumbai. The data on which this paper is based were collected in three study communities located in a marginalized area of Mumbai. We draw on two data sources: in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 66 married women and a survey sample of 260 married women. Our analysis shows that empowerment functions differently in relation to women's reproductive status. Non-pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment experience greater general health problems, while pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment are less likely to experience pregnancy related health problems. We explain this non-intuitive finding and suggest that a globally defined empowerment measure for women may be less useful that one that is contextually and situationally defined.
