@article {3986,
	title = {Women{\textquoteright}s empowerment and its differential impact on health in low-income communities in Mumbai, India.},
	journal = {Global public health},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014 Apr 25},
	pages = {1-14},
	abstract = {This paper examines the relationship of empowerment to women{\textquoteright}s self-reported general health status and women{\textquoteright}s self-reported health during pregnancy in low-income communities in Mumbai. The data on which this paper is based were collected in three study communities located in a marginalised area of Mumbai. We draw on two data sources: in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 66 married women and a survey sample of 260 married women. Our analysis shows that empowerment functions differently in relation to women{\textquoteright}s reproductive status. Non-pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment experience greater general health problems, while pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment are less likely to experience pregnancy-related health problems. We explain this non-intuitive finding and suggest that a globally defined empowerment measure for women may be less useful that one that is contextually and situationally defined.},
	issn = {1744-1706},
	doi = {10.1080/17441692.2014.904919},
	author = {Moonzwe Davis, Lwendo and Schensul, Stephen L and Schensul, Jean J and Verma, Ravi K and Nastasi, Bonnie K and Singh, Rajendra}
}
