Women's empowerment and generalized anxiety in Minya, Egypt.

摘要: Gender disparities in mental health are global, with women experiencing higher rates than men of anxiety disorders, mood and attempted suicide. Women's low social status may partly explain these disparities, yet evidence from Arab Middle Eastern settings is limited. We assessed whether women's empowerment - or acquisition enabling resources, turn, enhanced agency was associated their lower generalized anxiety. For 539 ever-married 22-65 years who participated the 2005 Egypt Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) a 2012 follow-up survey rural Minya, we estimated linear reduced-form mediation regression models to assess associations premarital resources 2012, overall through measures marital 2005. schooling attainment, economic activity, later age at first marriage, greater proximity natal (or birth) family had significant, adjusted Measures marriage mixed anxiety, but inclusion modestly reduced coefficients for resources. Parallel qualitative findings confirmed nuanced between exclusive decision-making health. Efforts enhance education activity might be combined efforts delay ensure extra-marital support maximize its mental-health benefits. Language: en