Development of a women’s empowerment index for Tanzania from the demographic and health surveys of 2004–05, 2010, and 2015–16

Abstract Background Women’s empowerment is a multidimensional construct which varies by context. These variations make it challenging to have a concrete definition that can be measured quantitatively. Having a standard composite measure of empowerment at the individual and country level would help t...

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Main Authors: Andrew Evarist Mganga, Jenny Renju, Jim Todd, Michael Johnson Mahande, Seema Vyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-021-00103-6