Integrating poverty and gender into health programs: A Sourcebook for health professionals

Coll-Black, Sarah; Bhushan, Anjana; Fritsch, Kathleen

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00340.x

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“…Estimates suggest that sexual and reproductive conditions account for 18.4% of the global burden of disease, of which 32.0% is among women aged 15–44 years (1). Contraception and family planning are integral components of reproductive health, and have demonstrated positive effects on women’s health.…”

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A Comparative Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Associated with Contraceptive Use in Southern and Northern Ghana

Adongo

Tabong

Azongo

et al. 2014

Front. Public Health

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Evidence from Ghana consistently shows that unmet need for contraception is pervasive with many possible causes, yet how these may differ by cultural zone remains poorly understood. This qualitative study was designed to elicit information on the nature and form of misconceptions associated with contraceptive use among northern and southern Ghanaians. Twenty-two focus group discussions (FGDs) with married community members were carried out. Community health officers, community health volunteers, and health care managers were also interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. FGDs and in-depth interviews were recorded digitally, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using QSR Nvivo 10 to compare contraceptive misconceptions in northern and southern Ghana. Results indicate that misconceptions associated with the use of contraceptives were widespread but similar in both settings. Contraceptives were perceived to predispose women to both primary and secondary infertility, uterine fibroids, and cancers. As regular menstrual flow was believed to prevent uterine fibroids, contraceptive use-related amenorrhea was thought to render acceptors vulnerable to uterine fibroids as well as cervical and breast cancers. Contraceptive acceptors were stigmatized and ridiculed as promiscuous. Among northern respondents, condom use was generally perceived to inhibit erection and therefore capable of inducing male impotence, while in southern Ghana, condom use was believed to reduce sensation and sexual gratification. The study indicates that misconceptions associated with contraceptive use are widespread in both regions. Moreover, despite profound social and contextual differences that distinguish northern and southern Ghanaians, prevailing fears and misconceptions are shared by respondents from both settings. Findings attest to the need for improved communication to provide accurate information for dispelling these misconceptions.

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A Comparative Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Associated with Contraceptive Use in Southern and Northern Ghana

Adongo

Tabong

Azongo

et al. 2014

Front. Public Health

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“…It encompasses all critical stages of life, such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, and sexual relationships. 1 It is affected by many different factors, including substance abuse. 2 Substance abuse refers to physiological and psychological dependence on different substances which the discontinuation of their use can result in withdrawal symptoms and syndrome.…”

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Female Substance Abusers’ Reproductive Health Scale: Study Protocol for a Sequential Exploratory Mixed-method Study

Shamsalinia¹,

Shafti

Nikpour

et al. 2021

Addictive Disorders &Amp; Their Treatment

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This is the protocol of a sequential exploratory mixedmethod study. The study will be conducted in an FSARHS development phase and an FSARHS psychometric evaluation phase. In the first phase, a qualitative study and a literature review will be conducted for item generation. In the qualitative study, semistructured interviews will be held with female substance abusers. Data will be analyzed through conventional content analysis and the draft of FSARHS will be developed. In the psychometric evaluation phase, the face, content, and construct validity and reliability of FSARHS will be assessed. Conclusions:FSARHS can be used by reproductive health policy makers and health care providers at national and international levels in order to assess reproductive health among female substance abusers.

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Prevalence of Rape and Client-Initiated Gender-Based Violence Among Female Sex Workers: Kampala, Uganda, 2012

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We utilized data from the 2012 Crane Survey in Kampala, Uganda to estimate prevalence of rape among female sex workers (FSWs) and to identify risk factors for and prevalence of client-initiated gender-based violence (GBV) among FSWs. Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling. Analyses were weighted using RDSAT-generated individualized weights for each of the five dependent GBV outcomes. Analyses were conducted utilizing SAS 9.3. Among 1,467 FSWs who were interviewed, 82 % (95 % CI: 79–84) experienced client-initiated GBV and 49 % (95 % CI: 47–53) had been raped at least once in their lifetime. GBV risk increased with increasing frequency of client demands for unprotected sex, length of time engaged in sex work, and FSW alcohol consumption. Risk decreased when sex with clients occurred at the FSW’s or client’s house or a hotel compared to when sex occurred in open spaces. Our findings demonstrate a high prevalence of GBV among FSWs. This research reinforces the urgent need for GBV prevention and response strategies to be integrated into FSW programming and the continuing need for GBV research among key populations.

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Integrating poverty and gender into health programs: A Sourcebook for health professionals

Cited by 6 publications

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A Comparative Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Associated with Contraceptive Use in Southern and Northern Ghana

A Comparative Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Associated with Contraceptive Use in Southern and Northern Ghana

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Female Substance Abusers’ Reproductive Health Scale: Study Protocol for a Sequential Exploratory Mixed-method Study

Prevalence of Rape and Client-Initiated Gender-Based Violence Among Female Sex Workers: Kampala, Uganda, 2012

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