Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Clinical Instructor Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University
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Professor, Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.
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Lecturer, Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing,Faculty of Nursing,Damanhour University.
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Lecturer, Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.
Abstract
Background: Women's empowerment refers to their ability to make wise life decisions in situations when they have previously been unable to do so. It entails taking steps to improve women's status through education, training, and increased awareness. Aim of study: to assess the prevalence of women's empowerment in EL-Beheira Governorate. Design: A cross sectional descriptive design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in 4 out of 16 directorates in El-Beheira governorate, namely; Shobrakhet, Damanhour, Elrahmania and HoshEisa. Subjects: a convenient sample of 807 women were selected from Maternal and Child Health centers (MCH) as clients, doctors, nurses, administrative work and workers in the previously mentioned settings. Tool for data collection: A structured interview questionnaire, which included two parts; part I was used to assess socio-demographic characteristic of the studied women. Part Π was used to assess women empowerment indicators. Results: most of the studied women had fair empowerment. The highest mean percent of empowerment indicators was related to psychological indicators followed by political indicators and social indicators. While, the lowest mean percent score was related to health indicators and economic indicators. Conclusion: the study concluded that the most prominent problems facing women lies in economic empowerment and health empowerment.Recommendations: Bring health services closer to where women live through a variety of initiatives like community outreach programs and community-based initiatives, and expand the participation of women in economic facets of the workplace through the implementation of training workshops, raising their representation in specialized committees, local and global entities, and councils.
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