Social factors that contribute to improving rural women's health in the Middle East-Community mobilization and women's empowerment

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This research aims to investigate health-seeking attitude and behaviors of women in rural Egypt and their access to health services, and to analyze social factors to promote improvement of women's health. The results of the questionnaire survey in Giza governorate suggested that participation in community activities and support by family members were important factors to improve access to health services of local women. Another questionnaire survey and focus group discussions were taken place in Assiut governorate, of which results were being analyzed quantitatively and quantitatively.