Reproductive tract infection—Lessons learned from the field: Where do we go from here?

Grant, Jennifer; Measham, D

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“…The aim of the interviews was to elicit participants experiences of applying mindfulness in their professional practices with children. An idiographic approach (Grant and Oswick, 1996) was utilized to extract metaphors that appeared without prompting during the semi-structured interviews. This approach is considered to be rich and generative while reducing demand on participants (Redden, 2017).…”

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Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice

Smith

Kinsella

Moodie

et al. 2023

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction: Metaphors are commonly used linguistic devices that can encourage deep reflection and offer new insight. Metaphors have been used within the both the occupational therapy and mindfulness literature to describe complex phenomena. The aim of this phenomenological study was to identify, analyze, and interpret metaphors used by pediatric occupational therapists to describe mindfulness in their clinical practices with children and youth. Method: Eight North American Occupational Therapists participated in semi-structured interviews which were transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were read to identify idiographic or naturally occurring metaphors used by participants. Metaphors of mindfulness were also elicited from participants as an interview question. Findings: Three themes were identified within participants’ idiographic metaphors of mindfulness: mindfulness as a tool, mindfulness as exploration, and mindfulness as a support. Two additional themes were identified within participants’ idiographic metaphors of themselves as facilitators of mindfulness: therapist as a guide, and therapist as a gardener. Elicited metaphors generally aligned with the themes identified for idiographic metaphors while some offered additional unique insights. Conclusion: The findings open conversations about therapists’ framing of the use of mindfulness within the context of pediatric occupational therapy.

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Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice

Smith

Kinsella

Moodie

et al. 2023

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Implementing family planning programs in developing countries: lessons and reflections from four decades of Population Council Experience

Catley-Carlson

1997

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Over the last three decades, contraceptive prevalence has risen from about 10% to nearly 60% in developing countries, but still about 1 in 4 births in developing countries (outside China) is unwanted. More than 120 million women in these countries who do not want to become pregnant do not use contraceptives. Nearly 600,000 women die each year from pregnancy-related causes, between 67,000 and 204,000 of them from unsafe abortions. At the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, delegates endorsed the view long advocated by the Population Council: the primary purpose of family planning programs should be to help women avoid unwanted pregnancy and achieve their fertility goals safely. That means, at the very least, that programs should address those reproductive health issues that are directly related to fertility regulation. To meet the Cairo challenge, progress is needed simultaneously on several levels. We need more and better contraceptive technologies that meet the needs of different groups; higher-quality family planning services; more outreach to underserved groups (such as men and adolescents); programs tailored to local cultures; and measures to address all the factors that prevent women who do not want to become pregnant from using contraceptives. The call for a client-centered, reproductive health approach to family planning constitutes a critique of programs driven by demographic goals. The new family planning paradigm puts a premium on 'quality of care'. Unfortunately, many family planning programs still fall substantially short of offering clients reproductive choice and supporting their reproductive health. The Population Council takes the view that contraceptive research and development is an essential component of a multilevel strategy to reduce unwanted fertility safely. New products, used ethically and provided with quality, would be of tremendous benefit to women and men throughout the world. The Population Council has developed, registered, and licensed seven products, including some of the most widely used contraceptives in the world. The Council is also one of the world centers for research on male reproductive physiology and male contraception. New contraceptive methods are only as good as the context in which they are offered. To accelerate the pace of overall fertility decline, governments must adopt policies that reduce the economic and social risks associated with having smaller families, and policies that promote later and planned childbearing.

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Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents: the need for adequate health services

Dehne¹,

Riedner²

2001

Reproductive Health Matters

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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that two-thirds of all STIs worldwide occur in young people--teenagers and those in their early twenties (WHO 1993, WHO 1995). The provision of STI services to these age groups should therefore be high on the agenda of STI programme planners and adolescent/young people's health programmers alike. However, attempts to promote the sexual health of young people have so far tended to focus on prevention, education and counselling, while the provision of services to those who have already faced the consequences of unprotected sexual activity, including pregnancy and STI, or sexual violence, has lagged behind. In 1999-2000 a review was commissioned by GTZ of the characteristics of adolescent sexuality, evidence of STI risk in adolescents, the profile of adolescents in need of STI care, types and evidence of success of different STI service delivery models for adolescents and the advantages and disadvantages of each of these, and to what extent a youth-specific approach to STI services or an STI-specific approach to adolescent health service delivery, is warranted. This review will be published jointly by GTZ and WHO with the title Sexually Transmitted Infections among Adolescents: The Need for Adequate Health Services. This is a shortened form of the Summary and Conclusions of this book.

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Reproductive tract infection—Lessons learned from the field: Where do we go from here?

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice

Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice

Implementing family planning programs in developing countries: lessons and reflections from four decades of Population Council Experience

Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents: the need for adequate health services

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