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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"reproductive health care"”.
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Crisis Management in the Delivery of Women's Reproductive Health Care: Responding to Social Activism
… social activism. This work examines how womens' reproductive healthcare facilities have responded to anti-abortion activism. Institutional theory, coupled with the crisis management literature, was used to develop a set of hypotheses. Survey data indicate that rather than conforming to pressures …
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Girls' Schooling in Africa and the Dilemma of Reproductive Health Care Among Sub -Saharan African Women in the United States
… have played key roles in promoting positive reproductive health behaviors for sub-Saharan African women. The women also attributed a significant part of their knowledge of sexuality to informal networks and relations. Basic literacy skills were found to be important, for example, in helping …
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Experiences of the disabled women attending the state-provided reproductive health care services regarding the quality of care rendered by health care professionals in the Eastern Cape
… women, attending the state-provided reproduction health services, regarding the quality of care rendered by health professionals in the Eastern Cape. The study was conducted on disabled women at Flagstaff and Lusikisiki self-help group project sites.
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Using Media-Based Representations of Reproductive Health Choices to Discuss the Real and Ideal Experiences of Latina Women
… they have faced when attempting to access reproductive health care services. Results are based on focus groups and individual interviews held with first and second-generation Latina immigrants as well as reproductive health care advocates and health care providers. Particular attention is …
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Risking Reproduction: Reproductive Health Among Women With Sickle Cell Disease
<p>Reproductive health among women with sickle cell disease remains a critical gap in the literatures on sickle cell disease, reproductive health, and women's health. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a condition with a complicated clinical sequelae, accompanied by a myriad of health complications, …
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Are We There Yet?: Mobilities, Shame, and the Rhetoric of the Abortion Road Trip
… significantly restricting access to abortion care in the first year since the passage of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, interstate road travel has become a central part of the contemporary abortion access landscape. Thus, this thesis investigates “the abortion road trip” as both a …
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Women's right to access family planning and maternal health care services in Hwange rural district, Zimbabwe: challenges and opportunities
The significance of reproductive health and rights cannot be overemphasised. Investment in the rights of rural women, specifically their reproductive health rights, is a fundamental determinant of their empowerment and social development. Access to reproductive health services enables rural women …
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An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province
… into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women. Negative reports associated with traditional medicine due to bogus traditional practitioners expose most women to the harmful consequences of concoctions supplied and administered on them. However, factors such as …
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Exploring Social Identity Threat and Safety Cues for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer Cisgender Women in OB/GYN Care
… cisgender women (CW) experience a number of health inequities compared to heterosexual cisgender women related to sexual and reproductive health. Heterosexist health care cultures may signal social identity threat for LGBPQ-CW that may undermine their health care engagement and outcomes. In …
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Violência institucional no âmbito da saúde reprodutiva : a percepção de mulheres usuárias do SUS, na cidade de Natal/RN
… type of violence, in the services offered at a reproductive health facility belonging to the National Health System (SUS) in Natal, Brazil. Interdisciplinary perspective is important, in that it provides interaction and complementarity between various disciplines, favoring, in an integrated way, …
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Influences on contraceptive use among college women
… are expensive to society and result in poorer health outcomes for the woman and the infant. Women in the following groups have the highest rates of UIP: aged 20-24; unmarried and co-habitating; income below the poverty level; educational level less than a high school diploma; and, Black or …
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Constructive integration : changes in uptake and outcomes of reproductive health services during the scaling up of ART and PMTCT in Thyolo District, Malawi
… PMTCT programmes on the uptake and outcomes of reproductive health services, in particular the potential detrimental effects of HIV-care on the overall capacity of fragile health systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in the uptake of reproductive health services as well as …
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A feminist anthropology of barriers to implementing the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP)
… barriers within communities and at the community healthcare level that impede delivery of reproductive healthcare rights- in particular it focuses on the South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP), which came into effect in 1996. In their scoping study of abortion related research …
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Factors influencing access and utilisation of preventive reproductive health services by adolescents in Kenya : a case study of Murang'a District
Sexual and reproductive health is part of physical and emotional well-being of all human beings. Adolescents globally have unique sexual and reproductive health needs and accompanying vulnerabilities. Many adolescents face sexual health risks of early sexual debut, sexually transmitted infections …
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What are the issues for New Zealand Defence Force registered nurses and paramedics when screening for, and managing, sexual health concerns for defence force personnel?
… the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), sexual and reproductive health is a common presentation in military health facilities by military personnel. However, there remain barriers that prevent defence force personnel seeking and receiving optimum care. In New Zealand (NZ), common deterrents in …
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Governmental and Nongovernmental Reproductive Healthcare Organizations: A Communication Comparison
… is little available research that analyzes the reproductive healthcare organizations’ communication strategies in Texas. Previous research shows there is a need for adequate reproductive healthcare for men, women, and children to lead healthy lives. To enhance the understanding of the need for …
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Reproductive health human rights : women's knowledge, attitude, and practices toward their reproductive health rights in Palestine
Reproductive health rights ensure that people are able to have satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capacity to reproduce with freedom to decide, when and how often to do so. Reproductive health rights also include the access of women to high quality health care services that help in …
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BARRIERS TO ABORTION CARE ACCESS IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA: A CALL FOR BOTTOM UP CHANGE
… project aims to identify the need for abortion care services at Temple University Health System (TUHS), attitudes surrounding these services among providers and staff, and limitations in providing this care. A 13-question, anonymous survey was sent to the Family Medicine and Obstetrics and …