Women's Independent Household Decision Making Power and its influence on their Autonomy in relation to Child Vaccinations: a mixed-method study among Women of Reproductive Age in Northwest Ethiopia

The study aimed to assess the role of women's household decision making power on their autonomy in relation to child vaccinations. A community based mixed method study design was conducted among women who had 12–23-month-old children in Wogera district, Ethiopia. In conclusion, the study addressed that the overall level of women’s household decision making power was relatively low compared to EDHS reports whereas women's autonomy to chid vaccination was high. There was a strong relationship between women’s household decision making power and their autonomy in relation to child vaccinations. It is therefore important to implement activities, for example, provision of behavioural change communication (BCC) in the community, that can improve women’s household decision making power which in turn will influence child vaccination coverage.

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Gelagay, A. A, Alehegn B. G, Alemayehu T, Zeleke A. M, Alyssa S, Abraham A, and Binyam T. Women’s Independent Household Decision Making Power and its influence on their Autonomy in relation to Child Vaccinations: a mixed-method study among Women of Reproductive Age in Northwest Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 35(3), (2021). https://ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/4656