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The index focuses on the domains of social independence, decision-making, and attitudes towards violence. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), respectively. Multiple logistic regression was performed to estimate adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for associations of women empowerment domains and mental health problems and care-seeking behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 5556 women, the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression was 23.1% and 6.1%, respectively. Among those with any symptoms of anxiety or depression, 18.3% sought care. Compared to women with low level of empowerment in the \u201csocial independence\u201d domain, those with high level of empowerment were less likely to suffer from symptoms of anxiety (aOR\u2009=\u20090.68; 95%CI, 0.57\u20130.82) and depression (aOR\u2009=\u20090.69; 95%CI, 0.50\u20130.94). However, high empowerment in \u201cdecision-making\u201d domain was associated with higher likelihood of anxiety (aOR\u2009=\u20091.67; 95%CI, 1.33\u20132.10) and depression (aOR\u2009=\u20091.80; 95%CI, 1.26\u20132.58). There was evidence of positive association between high empowerment in \u201cdecision-making\u201d and care-seeking (aOR\u2009=\u20091.28; 95%CI, 0.96\u20131.71).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study underscores important roles of women empowerment on mental health symptoms and care-seeking behavior, suggesting the need to integrate empowerment initiatives into strategies to promote mental health among women in Nepal and similar low- and middle-income settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00737-024-01433-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,5]],"date-time":"2024-02-05T10:04:52Z","timestamp":1707127492000},"page":"527-536","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Role of women empowerment on mental health problems and care-seeking behavior among married women in Nepal: secondary analysis of nationally representative data"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4502-1457","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Md Shajedur Rahman","family":"Shawon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fariha Binte","family":"Hossain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Robin","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isfar Jahan","family":"Poly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Moushumi","family":"Hasan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Rifat","family":"Rahman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"1433_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e049167","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-049167","volume":"11","author":"AI Anik","year":"2021","unstructured":"Anik AI, Ghose B, Rahman MM (2021) \u201cRelationship between maternal healthcare utilisation and empowerment among women in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study. 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