Women's Empowerment and the Use of Antenatal Care Services in Southeast Asian Countries

Publications - Released in 2017

This study assessed the relationship between women’s empowerment and the use of antenatal care (ANC) services in five Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries. The data used in the study are from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in Cambodia (2014), Indonesia (2012), Myanmar (2016), the Philippines (2013), and Timor-Leste (2009). 

The focus of the analysis was on currently married women who gave birth within the last 5 years before the survey. The two main outcomes were the number of ANC visits they made (four or more compared with none to three), and the timing of the first ANC visit (within the first trimester or later in the pregnancy).

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Organizations

  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)