TY - JOUR
T1 - We have to ask and only then do
T2 - Unpacking agency and autonomy in women's reproductive health in urban India
AU - Raman, Shanti
AU - Srinivasan, Krishnamachari
AU - Kurpad, Anura
AU - Ritchie, Jan
AU - Razee, Husna
PY - 2016/10/2
Y1 - 2016/10/2
N2 - The limited autonomy and agency of women in developing countries is recognized as a key barrier to improving their reproductive health. Using an existing perinatal cohort in urban South India, we interviewed 36 women who had recently been through childbirth, and we carried out observations of family life and clinic encounters. Critical domains involved in women's agency and autonomy were women's participation in employment and group action and their mobility. Household decision making was considered a joint rather than individual responsibility. We call for a more nuanced understanding of these domains and their relationship to women's reproductive health, particularly for urban populations.
AB - The limited autonomy and agency of women in developing countries is recognized as a key barrier to improving their reproductive health. Using an existing perinatal cohort in urban South India, we interviewed 36 women who had recently been through childbirth, and we carried out observations of family life and clinic encounters. Critical domains involved in women's agency and autonomy were women's participation in employment and group action and their mobility. Household decision making was considered a joint rather than individual responsibility. We call for a more nuanced understanding of these domains and their relationship to women's reproductive health, particularly for urban populations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958743807&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2016.1140171
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2016.1140171
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958743807
VL - 37
SP - 1119
EP - 1137
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
SN - 0739-9332
IS - 10
ER -