Health Problems and Medical Facilities of Rural Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165
Author(s):  
Kumkum Sagar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Medical Facilities

scholarly journals Reproductive Morbidities and Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Rural Women in Manipur-Community Based Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
Kh. Ringsuachong Aimol ◽  
Minoti Phukan
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Living Children

Reproductive morbidity is a public health problem that affects the health and well being of women’s life around the world. The magnitude of reproductive problems of women both at national and global is high. In this paper, an attempt was made to assess the self reported reproductive morbidities, treatment seeking behavior and factors influencing reproductive health among two communities of women in Manipur. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from two hundred fifty women in the age group of 18 to 40 years by using in-depth interview and focus discussion methods. Analysis revealed that a large number of women (71.6%) had at least one or two kinds of reproductive health problems. The predominant reproductive health problems reported by the respondents were menstrual related problems (53%), urinary tract infection (51%) and white discharge with bad odour and itching (41%). Prevalence of unintended pregnancy was found among 24 per cent of the selected respondents. Income, standard of living, abortion history, number of pregnancy and number of living children have significant factors influencing reproductive health of the respondents. Treatment seeking behavior was poor as they are not aware about the consequences of reproductive ill health. Further, higher proportions of the tribal women reported symptoms of reproductive health problem compared to the non-tribal. The study felt the need to provide information on effect of reproductive health problems through awareness camp at village level in order to increase knowledge and practices of good reproductive health of women.

scholarly journals Rural Women’s Health Problems In Khyber Pukhtun Khwa Of Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Amir Zada Asad ◽  
Sumera Farid ◽  
Basharat Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Poor Country ◽  
State Level ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
North West ◽  
Women Health ◽  
The North ◽  
Weak Institutions

Pakistan is a third world country, with more than 60% rural population, confronted with a lot of social problems including poor health of the masses particularly women, illiteracy and low quality education, poverty, misgovernment and corruption at all levels, weak institutions and lack of good governance. Consequently, the public suffers due to all these problems. Women suffer more than men in all walks of life particularly education and health delivery services which are either not available to them or denied to them on state level. This article is based on an empirical study conducted in the North-West Pakistan known as Khyber Pukhtun Khwa (previously NWFP) to know about the rural women health problems of the poorest province of a poor country. Results shows that the province is not only poor, but also has the characteristic of large families, high fertility rate, a harsh culture towards women, non-availability of medical facilities making women in particular to resort to shrines and Mullahs for spiritual treatment and so on.

scholarly journals Reproductive health practices of rural mothers in Bangladesh: Community-based learning experiences for medical students

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Md Mahfuzar Rahman ◽  
Md Atiqur Rahman ◽  
Tabassum Tahmin Sajani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Home Delivery ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Obstructed Labor ◽  
Cross Sectional

Reproductive health is an emerging issue in Bangladesh as well as in the world. This was a survey conducted among rural women of the reproductive age group as a part of academic exposure of the medical students in community medicine during the Residential Field Site Training (RFST) program. The study aimed to determine antenatal and natal services, nature of complications during last delivery, and health problems related to the reproductive tract. The study also highlighted the views of the students in various aspects of the RFST program during development and implementation. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried among 534 married women of reproductive age during December 2012 in different villages of Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka. Medical students collected the data using a pre-tested questionnaire through face to face interview. The student’s feedback was collected through another questionnaire using Likert 5-points scale. The study revealed that the mean age of respondents was 29±7.3 years, 86% were housewives, 58% had 2-4 children and mean age of the respondents at first issue was 19±3.5 years. The study showed that 75.7% and 75.4% respondents received antenatal visits and TT immunization respectively. Among the respondents 48% had hospital delivery and 52% had home delivery, of which 30% were by skilled and 22% were by untrained birth attendants. The common reproductive health problems in relation to delivery were obstructed labor (28%), PPH (22%) and abortion (21%.) Other related reproductive health problems included: menstrual disturbance (52%), leucorrhoea (41%) and UTI (35%). In this study, students expressed their satisfaction about the RFST program except duration of program. Medical students should provide opportunities to learn about reproductive health in a community-based setting which helped to increase their skills and confidence.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v4i1.21844 South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.4(1) 2014: 63-66

scholarly journals An Overview of Menopausal Symptoms at District Hospital of Nepal.

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (204) ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Sandeep Gupta ◽  
Karuna Acharya ◽  
Priyanka Srivastav ◽  
Purna Kala Gurung ◽  
Nupur Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
District Hospital ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Natural Menopause ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Symptoms ◽  
Menopausal Women

Introduction: Menopause is a universal reproductive phenomenon which confirms the end of fertility of the women. The objectives of this study were to establish the age of natural menopause and to identify the prevalence of menopausal symptoms among the rural women attending district hospital of Nepal. Methods: This present study is a hospital based, observational cross-sectional study conducted in Outpatient department of Lamjung District Hospital, Lamjung, Nepal. The study was carried out from January 2014 till June 2014. Fifty four menopausal women were included in the study. A structured questionnaire was used and the data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences. Results: There were 54 participants with menopausal symptoms included in the study. Age ranged from 45 to 60 years with mean 51.2 years. Approximately seventy percentages of women were in age group of above 50 years. About two-third of participants had menarche in at 11 to 13 years of age and 32 (59.5%) of females were married before 15 years of age. In the study total 22 different health problems were reported by menopausal women. The most common symptoms were backache, fatigue/tiredness, numbness and tingling of the extremities, mental exhaustion, depressive mood, bladder problems and sexual symptoms. Conclusions: The study suggests that rural middle-age and elderly women suffer from variety of health problems related to natural menopause. The health care workers should adopt a holistic approach towards management to improve the quality of life. Keywords: age; menopausal symptoms; women; district hospital. | PubMed

‘Madat makan orang’; opium eats people: Opium addiction as a public health issue in late colonial Java, 1900–1940

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-48
Author(s):  
Abdul Wahid
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
East Indies ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Opium Addiction ◽  
Dutch East Indies

By the 1890s the Dutch had noticed the escalation of opium addiction in colonial Indonesia. They believed that opium consumption had brought about health problems and other negative socioeconomic effects. Yet, the profitability of opium took precedence over its negative social effects in the Dutch East Indies government's policy, which until the end of the 1920s made almost no substantial efforts to address addiction. It was nongovernmental organisations which took the initiative to install medical facilities for addicts and launch diverse anti-opium campaigns. These organisations marked the rise of modern philanthropic activism in the field of public health as part of the flourishing sociopolitical movements of that time. They also represent the nascent civil society in late colonial Indonesia.

The Camp Physician's Manual

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-478
Author(s):  
FELIX HEALD
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Medical Facilities

This is a well written book with appropriate coverage of the major health problems commonly encountered in summer camps. The author demonstrates the dilemma that must be solved by each camp or camp physician. Either the camp dispensary or physician should be equipped to function as a first aid station on to function as an emergency room in a hospital. Part of the decision will have to be made on the local availability of proper medical facilities.

scholarly journals A study on government healthcare promotional campaigns for women in rural coimbatore - emprical study

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-287
Author(s):  
Sadhasivam P ◽  
Kavitha S ◽  
Saranya R
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
The Government

Health is very important thing in human’s life. The health of Indian women is inherently linked to their status in society. Indian rural women are living with lot of health issues. The government of India launched large number of Government healthcare schemes. These schemes are very useful to meet health problems in India especially in rural areas, but unfortunately all these schemes are not reached to rural areas. This study attempts to measure the level of awareness about government healthcare schemes among rural women and identifies the effective promotional medium. For this study, ten villages in Coimbatore district are selected and data was collected from 135 households through questionnaire. Based on the findings the recommendations are provided for the appropriate authorities for further improvement on the promotional campaigns and to make the health care schemes more effective.

scholarly journals Perinatal Mental Health Problems in Rural China: The Role of Social Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Jiang ◽  
Yian Guo ◽  
Evelyn Zhang ◽  
Nourya Cohen ◽  
Mika Ohtori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors

Background: Perinatal mental health is important for the well-being of the mother and child, so the relatively high prevalence of perinatal mental health problems in developing settings poses a pressing concern. However, most studies in these settings focus on the demographic factors associated with mental health problems, with very few examing social factors. Hence, this study examines the prevalence of the depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among pregnant women and new mothers in rural China, and the associations between these mental health problems and social factors, including decision-making power, family conflicts, and social support.Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 1,027 women in their second trimester of pregnancy to 6 months postpartum in four low-income rural counties in Sichuan Province, China. Women were surveyed on symptoms of mental health problems using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and social risk factors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine social risk factors associated with maternal mental health problems, with results reported as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results: Among all respondents, 13% showed symptoms of depression, 18% showed symptoms of anxiety, 9% showed symptoms of stress, and 23% showed symptoms of any mental health problem. Decision-making power was negatively associated with showing symptoms of depression (OR = 0.71, CI: 0.60–0.83, p < 0.001) and stress (OR = 0.76, CI: 0.63–0.90, p = 0.002). Family conflict was positively associated with depression (OR = 1.53, CI: 1.30–1.81, p < 0.001), anxiety (OR = 1.34, CI: 1.15–1.56, p < 0.001), and stress (OR = 1.68, CI: 1.41–2.00, p < 0.001). In addition, social support was negatively associated with depression (OR = 0.56, CI: 0.46–0.69, p < 0.001), anxiety (OR = 0.76, CI: 0.63–0.91, p = 0.002), and stress (OR = 0.66, CI: 0.53–0.84, p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed that more social risk factors were associated with symptoms of anxiety and stress among new mothers compared to pregnant women.Conclusion: Perinatal mental health problems are relatively prevalent among rural women in China and are strongly associated with social risk factors. Policies and programs should therefore promote individual coping methods, as well as target family and community members to improve the social conditions contributing to mental health problems among rural women.

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