The context of women's health : results from the Demographic and Health Surveys, 1994-2001 / / Altrena Mukuria, Casey Aboulafia, Albert Themme |
Autore | Mukuria Altrena G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ORC Macro, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 102 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | DHS comparative reports |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries
Demographic surveys - Developing countries Health surveys - Developing countries Demographic surveys Health surveys Women - Health and hygiene |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Context of women's health |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711979803321 |
Mukuria Altrena G. | ||
Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ORC Macro, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Contraception and reproduction [[electronic resource] ] : health consequences for women and children in the developing world / / Working Group on the Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.9/4/091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Contraception - Health aspects - Developing countries
Contraception - Social aspects - Developing countries Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21412-0
9786610214129 0-309-59593-2 0-585-14338-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455893803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Contraception and reproduction : health consequences for women and children in the developing world / / Working Group on the Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 pages) |
Disciplina | 613.9/4/091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Contraception - Health aspects - Developing countries
Contraception - Social aspects - Developing countries Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-21412-0
9786610214129 0-309-59593-2 0-585-14338-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778790503321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Contraception and reproduction : health consequences for women and children in the developing world / / Working Group on the Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 pages) |
Disciplina | 613.9/4/091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Contraception - Health aspects - Developing countries
Contraception - Social aspects - Developing countries Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-21412-0
9786610214129 0-309-59593-2 0-585-14338-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contraception and Reproduction -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS AND MATERNAL HEALTH -- CONTRACEPTIVE RISKS AND BENEFITS -- REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH -- HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGING REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS FOR COUNTRIES -- 1 Introduction -- THE DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT -- FAMILY PLANNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 Hypotheses about Reproductive Patterns and Women's and Children's Health -- DIRECT EFFECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS ON HEALTH -- Reproductive Patterns and Women's Health -- Reproductive Patterns and Children's Health -- Birth Order -- Maternal Age -- Birth Spacing -- Unwanted Births -- Maternal Illness and Death and Effects on Child Health -- INDIRECT EFFECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS ON HEALTH -- OTHER POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS -- AVAILABLE EVIDENCE -- 3 Reproductive Patterns and Women's Health -- SOURCES OF EVIDENCE -- Measurement and Data -- Methodological Issues -- EFFECTS OF YOUNG MATERNAL AGE AND PRIMIPARITY -- EFFECTS OF OLDER MATERNAL AGE, HIGH PARITY, OR BOTH -- EFFECTS OF SHORT INTERVALS BETWEEN BIRTHS -- EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY IN INCREASING MORTALITY FROM OTHER CONDITIONS -- EFFECTS OF UNSAFE INDUCED ABORTION -- CONCLUSION -- 4 Contraceptive Benefits and Risks -- ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES -- Health Benefits -- Adverse Health Effects: Cardiovascular Diseases -- Other Possible Health Effects -- Metabolic Effects -- Neoplastic Diseases -- Other Effects -- INTRAUTERINE DEVICES -- BARRIER METHODS -- LONG-ACTING CONTRACEPTIVES -- Injectables -- Implants -- STERILIZATION -- TRADITIONAL METHODS -- DIMENSIONS OF NEW RESEARCH -- 5 Reproductive Patterns and Children's Health -- SOURCES OF EVIDENCE -- EFFECTS OF BEING FIRSTBORN AND YOUNG MATERNAL AGE -- First Births -- Young Maternal Age -- Summary -- EFFECTS OF HIGH BIRTH ORDER AND OLDER MATERNAL AGE.
EFFECTS OF SHORT BIRTH INTERVALS -- Possible Factors -- Summary -- EFFECTS OF UNWANTED PREGNANCY -- EFFECTS OF MATERNAL HEALTH CONDITIONS -- MINIMIZING THE RISKS OF CHILD DEATH -- Risks to Individual Children -- Risks to Families -- KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS -- 6 Changes in Reproductive Patterns -- FERTILITY DECLINES AND BIRTH ORDER DISTRIBUTION -- MATERNAL AGES AT CHILDBEARING -- SPACING OF BIRTHS -- CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND INDUCED ABORTION -- EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS ON MORTALITY RATES -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Conclusions -- REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS AND WOMEN'S HEALTH: RISKS FOR INDIVIDUAL WOMEN -- Risks Associated With Induced Abortion -- Contraceptive Risks and Benefits -- REPRODUCTIVE RISKS AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH: RISKS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN -- AGGREGATE-LEVEL EFFECTS -- INDIRECT EFFECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE CHANGE ON THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN -- FAMILY PLANNING AND THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN -- References -- Appendix Background Papers -- Glossary A. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818459703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The health gap [[electronic resource] ] : beyond pregnancy and reproduction / / Jennifer Kitts and Janet Hatcher Roberts |
Autore | Kitts Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/082 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RobertsJanet Hatcher |
Soggetto topico | Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-84970-3
9786610849703 1-55250-255-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451011103321 |
Kitts Jennifer | ||
Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The health gap [[electronic resource] ] : beyond pregnancy and reproduction / / Jennifer Kitts and Janet Hatcher Roberts |
Autore | Kitts Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/082 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RobertsJanet Hatcher |
Soggetto topico | Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-84970-3
9786610849703 1-55250-255-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784225203321 |
Kitts Jennifer | ||
Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The health gap : beyond pregnancy and reproduction / / Jennifer Kitts and Janet Hatcher Roberts |
Autore | Kitts Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/082 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RobertsJanet Hatcher |
Soggetto topico | Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-84970-3
9786610849703 1-55250-255-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: An Elusive Right -- Gender inequities in health -- Gaps in gender and health research -- Beyond pregnancy and reproductive health -- Chapter 1: Gender, Health, and Development -- Gender -- Health -- Sustainable development -- Chapter 2: Crosscutting Issues -- Gender, class, and ethnicity -- Women's education and health -- Empowerment of women and health -- Nutrition -- Chapter 3: The Research Process -- Barriers to research -- A gender perspective -- Qualitative research -- Action research -- Workshop initiatives -- Chapter 4: AIDS -- Infection levels among women -- Transmission and effects of HIV and AIDS -- Treatment and prevention -- STDs and HIV transmission -- The AIDS epidemic and women -- The transmission of AIDS among women -- Interventions -- Chapter 5: The Working Environment -- The formal work force -- The informal work force -- The sexual division of labour -- Women's work and associated health risks -- Characteristics of women's work -- Chapter 6: Tropical Disease -- Gender-differentiated "life spaces -- Diseases of poverty -- The stigma of tropical disease -- Access to care -- Women's role as family health-care providers -- Chapter 7: Barriers to Quality Health Care -- Recognition of illness -- Competing demands -- Women's health is not a priority -- Lack of support -- Shame and embarrassment -- Fear of illness -- Apathy and depression -- Access to health facilities -- Restrictions on mobility -- Access to financial resources -- Sex and maturity of the health worker -- Culturally sensitive services -- Poor quality of care -- Preference for traditional practices -- Chapter 8: New and Emerging Themes -- Health of older women -- Health of adolescent girls -- Mental health -- Women and tobacco -- Effects of war on health -- Violence against women -- Chapter 9: Priorities for Future Research.
General issues -- Education -- Nutrition -- AIDS -- The working environment -- Tropical diseases -- Barriers to quality health care -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815179903321 |
Kitts Jennifer | ||
Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule : its impact on family planning and reproductive health : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 31, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 132 p.) : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Birth control - Developing countries
Abortion - Government policy - United States Population policy Population assistance, American Reproductive health - Developing countries Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries |
Soggetto non controllato |
Birth control
Abortion Population policy Women Social science Political science Health & fitness |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694493303321 |
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Low-Resource Settings : A Practical Guide / / Nawal M. Nour |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 618.2009172/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Obstetrics - Developing countries
Gynecology - Developing countries Reproductive health - Developing countries Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries Maternal health services - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-674-97421-2
0-674-97418-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction / Nour, Nawal M. -- 1. Preparing for Global Women's Health Work / Nour, Nawal M. -- Part One: Obstetric Challenges -- 2. Maternal Mortality in Low- Resource Countries / Lalonde, Andre B. / Miller, Suellen -- 3. Strategies to Reduce Stillbirths in Low- Resource Settings / Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed / Das, Jai K. -- 4. Obstetric Fistula / Wall, L. Lewis -- Part Two: Infectious Diseases and Pregnancy -- 5. Sexually Transmitted Infections / Diouf, Khady -- 6. HIV and Pregnancy / Price, Christin / Yawetz, Sigal -- 7. Malaria and Pregnancy / Wylie, Blair / Daily, Johanna -- Part Three: Gynecologic Challenges -- 8. Contraception / Rodriguez, Maria I. -- 9. Cervical Cancer / Sankaranarayanan, Rengaswamy -- 10 Gender- Based Violence in Resource- Limited Settings / Molina, Rose Leonard / Scott, Jennifer -- 11. Female Genital Cutting / Nour, Nawal M. -- 12. Ob-Gyn Surgery and Blood Supply in Resource- Poor Areas / Schantz-Dunn, Julianna -- Part Four: Teamwork Challenges -- 13. Obstetric Anesthesia In Low- Resource Settings / Jagannathan, Dinesh Kumar / Kodali, Bhavani Shankar -- 14. Neonatal Care And Resuscitation / Sayeed, Sadath Ali -- Contributors -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136110503321 |
Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Reproductive health and gender equality : method, measurement, and implications / / by Guang-zhen Wang |
Autore | Wang Guang-zhen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 362.196650091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Reproductive health - Developing countries
Women - Health and hygiene - Developing countries Women's rights - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786612892134
1-282-89213-4 1-317-06585-9 0-7546-9139-X 1-315-60549-X 1-317-06586-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Overview -- 2. Theoretical explanation's of the proposed model -- 3. Measurement of the variables -- 4. Findings and analysis -- 5. Regional variations -- 6. Discussion and implications. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466648903321 |
Wang Guang-zhen | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|