Economics

Associations of women's position in the household and food insecurity with family planning use in Nepal

Nadia Diamond-Smith
Anita Raj
Ndola Prata
Sheri D Weiser
2017

Background: Women in Nepal have low status, especially younger women in co-resident households. Nepal also faces high levels of household food insecurity and malnutrition, and stagnation in uptake of modern family planning methods.

Objective: This study aims to understand if household structure and food insecurity interact to influence family planning use in Nepal.

Methods: Using data on married, non-pregnant women aged 15-49 with at least one child from the Nepal 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (N = 7,460), we explore the...

Heavy Load Carrying and Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse among Women in Tanzania and Nepal: An Exploratory Study

Aybüke Koyuncu
Jillian L Kadota
Agatha Mnyippembe
Aybüke Koyuncu
Prosper F Njau
Tula Ram Sijali
Sandra I McCoy
Michael N Bates
Carisa Harris-Adamson
Ndola Prata
2021

Heavy load carrying of water, firewood, and sand/stones is a ubiquitous activity for women living in developing countries. Although the intra-abdominal pressure associated with heavy load carrying is hypothesized to increase the risk of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) among women, relevant epidemiologic data are lacking. We conducted a comparative study involving two exploratory cross-sectional studies among convenience samples of women carrying heavy loads, with different characteristics: (1) as part of their activities for daily living, in Shinyanga region, Tanzania; and (2) working as...