Health care for women international
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Health Care Women Int · Aug 2011
Comparative StudyPsychological factors and chronic pelvic pain in women: a comparative study with women with chronic migraine headaches.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is often attributed to psychogenic causation. To determine if women with CPP possess a unique psychological profile, this study examined the comparative pain experience, psychological functioning, and marital/sexual satisfaction of women with either CPP or chronic migraine headache (CH). ⋯ No differences were obtained for ratings of depression, anxiety, mood factors, or additional personality traits. These data suggest that, in general, when psychological disorders are observed in CPP patients, they most likely reflect the effects of chronic pain rather than be causative to it.
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Health Care Women Int · Jul 2011
Slimming company websites in Hong Kong: implications for women's health.
This study sought to investigate, with a focus on the Hong Kong context, how commercial slimming websites portray the body image of beauty to the public, and to explore practical implications for related public health practices and health policy formulation. Commercial entities in the Hong Kong slimming industry were retrieved from the Hong Kong Yellow Page Directory and Yahoo Hong Kong Directory, and selected websites were coded and further analyzed. We found that irresponsible tactics are used in the slimming industry such that irresponsible messages prevail. Collaborative efforts from multidisciplinary sectors are needed to tackle the situation.
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Health Care Women Int · Jul 2011
Health inequalities for women living in rural regions: the prefecture of Xanthi, Greece.
Gender equity with regard to access to health services has been set on a firm theoretical background but is far from reaching a resolution. Here we examine how geographic isolation affects the implementation of policies regarding equal access to health care by considering the case of the mountainous region of Xanthi, Greece. We determined that the characteristics of this mountainous region require additional measures to ensure truly equal access for women of all social and demographic groups. We also propose several interventions aimed at reducing health inequalities by involving the local population and broadening the target area.
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Health Care Women Int · Jun 2011
Comparative StudyInfants delivered in maternity homes run by traditional birth attendants in urban Nigeria: a community-based study.
We explored factors associated with traditional maternity/herbal homes (TMHs) run by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) compared with hospital or home delivery in Lagos, Nigeria, and found that infants delivered at TMHs were less likely to have severe hyperbilirubinemia compared with infants delivered in hospitals or residential homes. These infants were also less likely to be preterm compared with those delivered in hospitals or undernourished compared with infants delivered in residential homes. We concluded that infants delivered at TMHs who survive are unlikely to be at greater risks of some adverse perinatal outcomes than those delivered in hospitals or family homes.
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Health Care Women Int · Oct 2010
Demographic risk factors in domestic violence among pregnant women in Uyo, a community in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria.
There has been increasing global concern about the level of violence against pregnant women. Anecdotal evidence from general observations shows that there may be higher prevalence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. ⋯ One major concern has been the effects of violence on pregnancy and the difficulty in protecting the pregnant women, since managing violence is often unsuccessful. There is therefore the need to evaluate the magnitude, as well as the risk factors for violence and the sociodemographic characteristics of the women, for purposes of prevention.