International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 5

The influence of women autonomy and different socio-demographic factors on the maternal health services in the North Indian States

  • Author:
  • Akhilesh Yadav, T.B. Singh, Minakshi Vishwakarma, Neha Seth
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 146 to 156

*Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Community Medicine, Banaras Institute for Medical Sciences, Hindu University, Varanasi

**Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Banaras Institute for Medical Sciences, Hindu University, Varanasi-221005

***Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Fertility, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Govandi station road, Mumbai-400088

****Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Community Medicine, Banaras Institute for Medical Sciences, Hindu University, Varanasi-221005

Online published on 12 July, 2019.

Abstract

Women's role has been a priority area not only for sustainable development but also in reproductive health since ICPD 1994. However, very little empirical evidence is available about women's role in maternal health service utilization in India.

This paper attempts to explore the effect of women autonomy and various socio-demographical factors on maternal health services utilization.

The data for this study is taken from India Human Development Survey-II (IHDS-II), conducted during 2011–12 a nationally representative, multi-topic survey

Keywords

Women Autonomy, Gender, Decision making, Maternal service, IHDS, India