Effect of women’s empowerment on lowering the number of children ever born in Bangladesh
The study found that an increase in WE was linked to a reduction in CEB. Other predictors for CEB were age at first marriage, women's educational attainment, working status, wealth index, and contraceptive use, which were all identified as factors associated with a lower number of children. Policymakers should focus on the dimension-specific and overall level of WE in reducing CEB.
Authors
- Md. Aminul Haque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-5404)
- Shanjida Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-5933)
Institutions
- University of Dhaka (BD)
- Southeast University (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03624-3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Dhaka