Investigating reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological disorders : a multidisciplinary research approach / / edited by Shireen Jejeebhoy, Michael Koenig, and Christopher Elias

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK. ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 618.1
• Soggetto topico: Generative organs, Female - Infections; Sexually transmitted diseases; Reproductive health; Women - Diseases; Gynecology
• Altri autori: JejeebhoyShireen J KoenigMichael Alan EliasChristopher
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and overview; 2 Defining reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological morbidities; 3 The social context of gynaecological morbidity: correlates, consequences and health seeking behaviour; 4 Reproductive health: men's roles and men's rights; 5 Study design for the measurement of gynaecological morbidity; 6 Alternatives to community-based study designs for research on women's gynaecological morbidity ; 7 Community interaction in studies of gynaecological morbidity: experiences in Egypt, India and Uganda; Egypt: the Giza reproductive morbidity study; India: the Gadchiroli study of gynaecological diseases; Uganda: the Rakai project; 8 Definitions of clinically diagnosed gynaecological morbidity resulting from reproductive tract infection; 9 Laboratory tests for the detection of reproductive tract infections; 10 Laboratory methods for the diagnosis of reproductive tract infections and selected conditions in population-based studies ; 11 The value of the imperfect: the contribution of interview surveys to the study of gynaecological; 12 Qualitative methods in gynaecological morbidity research; 13 Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in research on reproductive health; 14 Interpreting results from different sources of data; 15 Turning research into action; Appendix A Notes on contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological disorders among women represent an enormous global health burden. This significant book will help focus research on this important though neglected area. The primary aims of the book are to provide an overview of reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological disorders, to highlight the conceptual and methodological challenges associated with undertaking research on this subject, and to serve as a reference for future research in this area. The book focuses on developing country settings, and recognizes that gathering this sort of information requires a multidisciplinary and culturally sensitive approach. Findings from the research described in this book will undoubtedly assist physicians, social scientists, epidemiologists and public health practitioners in evaluating the magnitude of this problem within the community at large and in identifying potentially effective medical and behavioural interventions to address this problem.
• Altri titoli varianti: Reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological disorders
• Titolo autorizzato: Investigating reproductive tract infections and other gynaecological disorders
• ISBN: 1-280-16292-9; 9786610162925; 0-511-12096-6; 1-139-14856-7; 0-511-06127-7; 0-511-05494-7; 0-511-33092-8; 0-511-54562-2; 0-511-06973-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817016103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II