‘They are a shame to the community … ’ stigma, school attendance, solitude and resilience among pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda

Ruzibiza, Yvette

doi:10.1080/17441692.2020.1751230

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“…Several papers in this collection (i.e. Camellia et al, 2020;Ruzibiza, 2020) underscore that acts of silence should not be understood as passive, but rather can be used as a tool for negotiating rights and space, aligning with constructions of agency in highly marginalised settings. For instance, Logie and Daniel's ( 2016) study with internally displaced women in post-earthquake Haiti highlighted agency as multi-level, spanning intrapersonal, interpersonal, relational, and collective arenas of life.…”

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The contested global politics of pleasure and danger: Sexuality, gender, health and human rights

Logie

Perez-Brumer

Parker

2021

Global Public Health

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This special issue of Global Public Health brings together papers examining how sexuality, gender, health and human rights have become increasing visible and highly contested within global health. The papers included here question and explore the often contradictory processes through which global equity-seeking populations negotiate pleasure and danger across multiple arenas (including HIV and AIDS, LGBTQ+ health and rights, intersex rights, sex worker rights, realities of refugee and displaced persons, and gender-based violence) and in diverse geographic contexts

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Section: The Importance Of Agency and Community For Confronting Barriers To Sexual Rightsmentioning

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The contested global politics of pleasure and danger: Sexuality, gender, health and human rights

Logie

Perez-Brumer

Parker

2021

Global Public Health

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“…To ensure that parents and caregivers had been amply exposed to the NCU experience, we only included those whose newborns were admitted to the NCU for at least three days. While some mothers and caregivers were aged below 18 years, we excluded them since their experience tends to be different because of stigma associated with teenage pregnancy in Rwanda [31]. The acquisition of consent for the participants aged below 18 is additionally different.…”

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A qualitative study to explore the experience of parents of newborns admitted to neonatal care unit in rural Rwanda

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Background Neonatal Care Units (NCUs) provide special care to sick and small newborns and help reduce neonatal mortality. For parents, having a hospitalized newborn can be a traumatic experience. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited literature about the parents’ experience in NCUs. Objective Our study aimed to explore the experience of parents in the NCU of a rural district hospital in Rwanda. Methods A qualitative study was conducted with parents whose newborns were hospitalized in the Ruli District Hospital NCU from September 2018 to January 2019. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured guide in the participants’ homes by trained data collectors. Data were transcribed, translated, and then coded using a structured code book. All data were organized using Dedoose software for analysis. Results Twenty-one interviews were conducted primarily with mothers (90.5%, n = 19) among newborns who were most often discharged home alive (90.5%, n = 19). Four themes emerged from the interviews. These were the parental adaptation to having a sick neonate in NCU, adaptation to the NCU environment, interaction with people (healthcare providers and fellow parents) in the NCU, and financial stressors. Conclusion The admission of a newborn to the NCU is a source of stress for parents and caregivers in rural Rwanda, however, there were several positive aspects which helped mothers adapt to the NCU. The experience in the NCU can be improved when healthcare providers communicate and explain the newborn’s status to the parents and actively involve them in the care of their newborn. Expanding the NCU access for families, encouraging peer support, and ensuring financial accessibility for neonatal care services could contribute to improved experiences for parents and families in general.

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“…Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with several negative consequences for the teenage girls, their children, families, the country's development and it is seen as a major public health burden, especially in Africa 5,7 . It has also been Eur J Midwifery 2021;5(March):9 https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/134181…”

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“…Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with several negative consequences for the teenage girls, their children, families, the country’s development and it is seen as a major public health burden, especially in Africa 5 , 7 . It has also been linked to increased adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes with social, educational and economic consequences 5 , 8 - 10 .…”

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Stress and resilience among pregnant teenagers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Olajubu¹,

Omoloye²,

Olajubu³

et al. 2021

Eur J Midwifery

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INTRODUCTION The period of pregnancy is associated with some level of physical, emotional and psychological stress which can be particularly heightened and have more deleterious impact when the expectant mother is a teenager who needs higher level of resilience to cope with the challenges linked with motherhood. This study aimed to assess the level of perceived pregnancy-related stress and its relationship with the level of resilience. METHODS An analytical cross-sectional study design was employed using a structured questionnaire and the study was conducted among 241 adolescents. Perceived stress and resilience were measured using Perceived Stress Scale, and Wagnild & Young Resilience Scale, respectively. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using percentages, means with standard deviations, Student's t-test, Pearson correlation, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Majority of the respondents (194; 80.5%) were categorized as having moderate level of perceived pregnancy-related stress and 186 (77.2%) had low level of resilience. A significant inverse relationship was found between perceived pregnancy-related stress and resilience (r=-0.15, p=0.02). At multivariate level, three variables emerged as independent predictors of higher level of pregnancy-related stress: feeling of shame (OR=3.39; CI: 1.01-11.34), male partner's rejection of pregnancy (OR=3.43; CI: 1.45-8.12) and lack of parental involvement in care (OR= 3.56; CI: 1.65-7.71). CONCLUSIONS There is a significant inverse relationship between perceived pregnancyrelated stress and resilience among teenagers in Nigeria, with higher resilience among the older age groups and those who had support from significant others.

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‘They are a shame to the community … ’ stigma, school attendance, solitude and resilience among pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda

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Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

The contested global politics of pleasure and danger: Sexuality, gender, health and human rights

The contested global politics of pleasure and danger: Sexuality, gender, health and human rights

A qualitative study to explore the experience of parents of newborns admitted to neonatal care unit in rural Rwanda

Stress and resilience among pregnant teenagers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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