Girl power!: the relationship between women's autonomy and children's immunization coverage in ethiopia

Background: although immunizations are efficient and cost effective methods of reducing child mortality,worldwide,approximately 2 million children die yearly of vaccine-preventable diseases. researchers and health organizations have detailed information on the positive relationship between women's autonomy and children's health outcomes in developing countries. methods: this study investigates the links between women's household autonomy and children's immunization status using data from a nationally representative sample of children aged 12-30 months (n = 2941) from the 2011 ethiopia demographic and health survey. results: the results showed that women's socioeconomic status and household autonomy were significantly associated with children's immunization status. conclusion: overall,the implications of this study align with those of the millennium development goal #3: improvements in women's household autonomy are linked to more positive child health outcomes. © 2015 ebot.