Association between the Survey-based Women's Empowerment (SWPER) index and barriers to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa
Women's empowerment decreases the barriers to accessing healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa. Designing healthcare intervention programs for women should consider the contribution that women make to household decision-making, social independence and attitudes towards violence.
Authors
- Tarif Salihu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0438-5193)
- Frank Baiden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-6561)
- Mainprice Akuoko Essuman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-2647)
- Abdul‐Aziz Seidu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-9054)
- Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7415-895X)
- John Elvis Hagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-6133)
- Richard Gyan Aboagye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-2909)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Health
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf023
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99