2021peer-reviewed57 citations
Associations between women’s empowerment and child development, growth, and nurturing care practices in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
Lilia Bliznashka, Ifeyinwa E. Udo, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Wafaie Fawzi, Aisha K. Yousafzai
PLoS Medicine
Abstract
Women's empowerment was positively associated with early child cognitive development, child growth, early learning, and nutrition outcomes in SSA. Efforts to improve child development and growth should consider women's empowerment as a potential strategy.
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EmpowermentNumeracySocioemotional selectivity theoryMedicineWomen's empowermentReproductive healthChild developmentDemography