Coexistence on women's empowerment and domestic violence in the context of receiving health care in India

• Main Author: Mahapatro, Meerambika
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18514/1/ICAW%202013%201-12.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18514/

Women’s empowerment is key to attain better maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. Empowerment often seen and understood through economic perspective, control over resources, education and employment of women. Participation in decision making is the keys to protect women from domestic violence by...