Women's Autonomy in Maternal Healthcare Decision-Making in Urban Ghana

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作者
Khalid, Andaratu Achuliwor [1 ]
Irahola, Dennis Lucy Aviles [2 ]
Salifu, Adam [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Profess Studies Accra UPSA, Res & Consultancy Ctr RCC, POB LG 149, Accra, Ghana
[2] Univ Bonn, Ctr Dev Res ZEF, Genscherallee 3, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
关键词
agency; decision-making; Ghana; maternal health; pregnancy; women's autonomy; SEEKING; MODE;
D O I
10.3138/jcfs.54.4.02
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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1204 ;
摘要
Enhancing women's decision-making autonomy in developing countries constitutes one of the recognised approaches to improving maternal healthcare service utilisation. The inability of women to make decisions about their health, the lack of universal health insurance, and inadequate health facilities are contributing factors to high maternal mortality rates in many countries in the developing world. This study explored women's decision-making autonomy over maternal healthcare in Ghana. The authors used a mixed method design, collecting quantitative data through a survey of 163 pregnant and lactating mothers from private and public health centres in Madina, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra Region. They also gathered qualitative data from four nurses/midwives and 40 women and their partners. The study identified a clear dominance of men over women in making maternal health decisions, explained mainly by cultural, financial and religious factors. It also identified two other decision-making processes influenced by economic factors: a balanced or democratic decision-making process and a women-dominated decision-making process. The paper concludes that there is a need for a change in cultural norms and stereotypes, particularly concerning the supply side of health services and the factors driving individuals to seek quality and appropriate maternal health care. Presently, these decisions are heavily influenced by cultural and economic patriarchal relations. Renforcer l'autonomie d & eacute;cisionnelle des femmes dans les pays en d & eacute;veloppement constitue l'une des approches reconnues pour am & eacute;liorer l'utilisation des services de sant & eacute; maternelle. L'incapacit & eacute; des femmes & agrave; prendre des d & eacute;cisions concernant leur sant & eacute;, le manque d'assurance maladie universelle et des installations de sant & eacute; inad & eacute;quates sont des facteurs contribuant aux taux & eacute;lev & eacute;s de mortalit & eacute; maternelle dans de nombreux pays en d & eacute;veloppement. Cette & eacute;tude a explor & eacute; l'autonomie d & eacute;cisionnelle des femmes en mati & egrave;re de sant & eacute; maternelle au Ghana. Les auteurs ont utilis & eacute; une m & eacute;thodologie mixte, collectant des donn & eacute;es quantitatives gr & acirc;ce & agrave; une enqu & ecirc;te aupr & egrave;s de 163 m & egrave;res enceintes et allaitantes dans des centres de sant & eacute; priv & eacute;s et publics & agrave; Madina, une banlieue d'Accra dans la r & eacute;gion du Grand Accra. Ils ont & eacute;galement recueilli des donn & eacute;es qualitatives aupr & egrave;s de quatre infirmi & egrave;res/sages-femmes et de 40 femmes et de leurs partenaires. L'& eacute;tude a identifi & eacute; une nette domination des hommes sur les femmes dans la prise de d & eacute;cisions en mati & egrave;re de sant & eacute; maternelle, expliqu & eacute;e principalement par des facteurs culturels, financiers et religieux. Elle a & eacute;galement identifi & eacute; deux autres processus de prise de d & eacute;cision influenc & eacute;s par des facteurs & eacute;conomiques : un processus d & eacute;cisionnel & eacute;quilibr & eacute; ou d & eacute;mocratique et un processus de prise de d & eacute;cision domin & eacute; par les femmes. Le document conclut qu'il est n & eacute;cessaire de changer les normes culturelles et les st & eacute;r & eacute;otypes, en particulier concernant le c & ocirc;t & eacute; offre des services de sant & eacute; et les facteurs incitant les individus & agrave; rechercher des soins maternels de qualit & eacute; et appropri & eacute;s. Actuellement, ces d & eacute;cisions sont fortement influenc & eacute;es par les relations patriarcales culturelles et & eacute;conomiques.
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