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Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This book explores recent developments, constraints and opportunities relating to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa.

core   +1 more source

Human rights-based accountability for sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings: Findings from a pilot study in northern Uganda.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Ensuring accountability for the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights is a human rights obligation and central tenet of strategies to improve health systems and outcomes in humanitarian settings.
Grady Arnott   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Introduction: contextualising “rights” in sexual and reproductive health [PDF]

open access: yesBMC International Health and Human Rights, 2011
The idea for this supplement arose from discussions among a set of research partners associated with the Realising Rights Research Programme Consortium (RR RPC), an international partnership funded by the UK Department for International Development from 200510 that focused on neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) [1].
Hilary Standing   +4 more
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Advancing women's reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Often the primary barriers to improving women's health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and ...
Merali, Isfahan
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Maternal health care services utilisation in the context of ‘Abiye’ (safe motherhood) programme in Ondo State, Nigeria

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of 2008 show that Ondo State had the worst maternal outcomes in the South Western region of Nigeria.
Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Wilson Akpan
doaj   +1 more source

Female Community Health Workers and Health System Navigation in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Afghanistan

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Afghanistan ranked 171st among 188 countries in the Gender Inequality Index of 2011 and has only 16% of its women participating in the labor force. The country has been mired in violence for decades which has resulted in the destruction of the social ...
Ateeb Ahmad Parray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the evidence on peer education programmes for promoting the sexual and reproductive health of young people in India

open access: yesSexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2020
In the context of a growing adolescent population globally, it is imperative to understand which interventions will most effectively advance their sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
Mariam Siddiqui   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An exploration of gender-based violence in eastern Myanmar in the context of political transition: findings from a qualitative sexual and reproductive health assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In March 2011, the Myanmar Government transitioned to a nominally civilian parliamentary government, resulting in dramatic increases in international investments and tenuous peace in some regions.
Tanabe, Mihoko   +8 more
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What prevents midwifery quality care in Bangladesh? A focus group enquiry with midwifery students

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background With professional midwives being introduced in Bangladesh in 2013, the aim of this study was to describe midwifery students perceptions on midwives’ realities in Bangladesh, based on their own experiences. Method Data were collected through 14
Malin Bogren   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unpacking power dynamics in research and evaluation on social accountability for sexual and reproductive health and rights

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Over the past decade, social accountability for health has coalesced into a distinct field of research and practice. Whether explicitly stated or not, changed power relations are at the heart of what social accountability practitioners seek, particularly
Marta Schaaf   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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