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SG.DMK.HLTH.HB.ZS
Indicator Name
Decision maker about a woman's own health care: mainly husband (% of women age 15-49)
Long definition
Decision maker about women own health care: mainly husband is Percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 for whom the decision maker for their own health care is mainly the husband
Source
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Topic
Gender
Periodicity
Annual
Statistical concept and methodology
Decision maker about Own health care: mainly husband is the number of currently married women aged 15-49 for whom the decision maker for their own health care is mainly the husband, expressed as percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 who have been interviewed .
Development relevance
Women‘s participation in decisions being made in their own households, that is households in which they usually live with their spouse and/or children with or without others, is widely accepted as a universal indicator of women‘s empowerment. The ability of women to make decisions that affect their personal circumstances is an essential element of their empowerment and serves as an important contributor to their overall development.
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