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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Decision making on own healthcare<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women aged 15 to 49 married or in union who make their decision on own health care<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Bodily autonomy<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
End preventable maternal deaths, Montevideo Consensus, SDG Target 5.6, Strategic Plan<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years (married or in union) who decide on their own health care.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of married or in union women and girls aged 15-49 years old for whom decision on health care for themselves is not usually made by the husband/partner or someone else.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Total number of women and girls aged 15-49 years old, who are married or in union.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Proportion = (Numerator/Denominator) * 100<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Small island developing States (SIDS), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), World<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 15 to 49 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years old</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Sex: <em>Female</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
SDG Indicator 5.6.1 metadata: <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-06-01.pdf">Link</a><br></p> |