Health Care for Women International, Volume 35, Issue 7-9 (2014)

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Research on Women’s Health in Africa: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

Announcement

Announcement
In Memoriam: Phyllis Noerager Stern
Pages: 695-696
Published online: 31 Aug 2014
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Editorial

Editorial
Research on Women's Health in Africa: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
Chimaraoke O. Izugbara & Eleanor Krassen covan
Pages: 697-702
Published online: 31 Aug 2014
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Articles

Article
Gender Differences in the Experiences of HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma: A Qualitative Study in Ghana
Gladys B. Asiedu & Karen S. Myers-Bowman
Pages: 703-727
Published online: 09 Apr 2014
AbstractforGender Differences in the Experiences of HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma: A Qualitative Study in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (109.5 KB)
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The Place of Birth in Kafa Zone, Ethiopia
Ruth Jackson
Pages: 728-742
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
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Article
Experiences of Emotional Abuse Among Women Living With HIV and AIDS in Malawi
Winnie Chilemba, Neltjie van Wyk & Ronell Leech
Pages: 743-757
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
AbstractforExperiences of Emotional Abuse Among Women Living With HIV and AIDS in Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (81.6 KB)
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Article
Women's Health in Women's Hands: A Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility of Providing Women With Medications to Reduce Postpartum Hemorrhage and Sepsis in Rural Tanzania
Gail C. Webber & Bwire Chirangi
Pages: 758-770
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
AbstractforWomen's Health in Women's Hands: A Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility of Providing Women With Medications to Reduce Postpartum Hemorrhage and Sepsis in Rural Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (72.9 KB)
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Open Access
Article
“My Legs Affect Me a Lot. … I Can No Longer Walk to the Forest to Fetch Firewood”: Challenges Related to Health and the Performance of Daily Tasks for Older Women in a High HIV Context
Enid Schatz & Leah Gilbert
Pages: 771-788
Published online: 08 May 2014
Abstractfor“My Legs Affect Me a Lot. … I Can No Longer Walk to the Forest to Fetch Firewood”: Challenges Related to Health and the Performance of Daily Tasks for Older Women in a High HIV Context | Full Text | References | PDF (93.7 KB)
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Risk for Family Rejection and Associated Mental Health Outcomes Among Conflict-Affected Adult Women Living in Rural Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anjalee Kohli, Nancy A. Perrin, Remy Mitima Mpanano, Luke C. Mullany, Clovis Mitima Murhula, Arsène Kajabika Binkurhorhwa, Alfred Bacikengi Mirindi, Jean Heri Banywesize, Nadine Mwinja Bufole, Eric Mpanano Ntwali & Nancy Glass
Pages: 789-807
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforRisk for Family Rejection and Associated Mental Health Outcomes Among Conflict-Affected Adult Women Living in Rural Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | Full Text | References | PDF (95.9 KB)
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Comparison Between an Independent Midwifery Program and a District Hospital in Rural Tanzania: Observations Regarding the Treatment of Female Patients
Kathleen Miller & Michael McLoughlin
Pages: 808-817
Published online: 24 Jul 2014
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Breast Cancer Screening Among Women of Child-Bearing Age
Daphne Munyaradzi, James January & Julita Maradzika
Pages: 818-827
Published online: 24 Jul 2014
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Policy Strategies to Improve Maternal Health Services Delivery and Outcomes in Anambra State, Nigeria
Mabel Ezeonwu
Pages: 828-844
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
AbstractforPolicy Strategies to Improve Maternal Health Services Delivery and Outcomes in Anambra State, Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (85.4 KB)
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Effects of a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Myra Taylor, Champak Jinabhai, Siyabonga Dlamini, Reshma Sathiparsad, Matthijs S. Eggers & Hein De Vries
Pages: 845-858
Published online: 19 Jun 2014
AbstractforEffects of a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (223.1 KB)
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Teenage Sexuality, HIV Risk, and the Politics of Being “Duted”: Perceptions and Dynamics in a South African Township
Nokuthula Hlabangane
Pages: 859-877
Published online: 28 May 2014
AbstractforTeenage Sexuality, HIV Risk, and the Politics of Being “Duted”: Perceptions and Dynamics in a South African Township | Full Text | References | PDF (96 KB)
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Article
Rethinking How to Promote Maternity Care-Seeking: Factors Associated With Institutional Delivery in Guinea
Ellen Brazier, Renée Fiorentino, Saidou Barry, Yaya Kasse & Sita Millimono
Pages: 878-895
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforRethinking How to Promote Maternity Care-Seeking: Factors Associated With Institutional Delivery in Guinea | Full Text | References | PDF (150.9 KB)
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Open Access
Article
“I May Not Say We Really Have a Method, It Is Gambling Work”: Knowledge and Acceptability of Safer Conception Methods Among Providers and HIV Clients in Uganda
Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Rhoda Wanyenze, Deborah Mindry, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Kathy Goggin, Christine Nabiryo & Glenn Wagner
Pages: 896-917
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
Abstractfor“I May Not Say We Really Have a Method, It Is Gambling Work”: Knowledge and Acceptability of Safer Conception Methods Among Providers and HIV Clients in Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (106.3 KB)
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Article
“Abortion—It Is My Own Body”: Women's Narratives About Influences on Their Abortion Decisions in Ghana
Georgina Yaa Oduro & Mercy Nana Akua Otsin
Pages: 918-936
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
Abstractfor“Abortion—It Is My Own Body”: Women's Narratives About Influences on Their Abortion Decisions in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (139 KB)
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“He Doesn't Love Me Less. He Loves Me More”: Perceptions of Women Living With HIV/AIDS of Partner Support in Childbearing Decision-Making
Yewande Sofolahan-Oladeinde & Collins O. Airhihenbuwa
Pages: 937-953
Published online: 14 Jul 2014
Abstractfor“He Doesn't Love Me Less. He Loves Me More”: Perceptions of Women Living With HIV/AIDS of Partner Support in Childbearing Decision-Making | Full Text | References | PDF (164.6 KB)
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Article
Food Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy in Ghana: Implications for Maternal Health Interventions
Ama de-Graft Aikins
Pages: 954-972
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
AbstractforFood Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy in Ghana: Implications for Maternal Health Interventions | Full Text | References | PDF (277.9 KB)
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Article
Intimate Partner Violence and the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Nigeria
Dorothy Ngozi Ononokpono & Ezinwanne Christiana Azfredrick
Pages: 973-989
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
AbstractforIntimate Partner Violence and the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (88.4 KB)
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Article
“Our Hands Are Tied Up”: Current State of Safer Conception Services Suggests the Need for an Integrated Care Model
Kathy Goggin, Deborah Mindry, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Rhoda Wanyenze, Christine Nabiryo & Glenn Wagner
Pages: 990-1009
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
Abstractfor“Our Hands Are Tied Up”: Current State of Safer Conception Services Suggests the Need for an Integrated Care Model | Full Text | References | PDF (284 KB)
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The Whales Beneath the Surface: The Muddled Story of Doing Research With Poor Mothers in a Developing Country
Lou-Marie Kruger
Pages: 1010-1021
Published online: 04 Jun 2014
AbstractforThe Whales Beneath the Surface: The Muddled Story of Doing Research With Poor Mothers in a Developing Country | Full Text | References | PDF (74.6 KB)
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Article
Grandparents Fostering Orphans: Influences of Protective Factors on Their Health and Well-Being
Magen Mhaka-Mutepfa, Robert Cumming & Elias Mpofu
Pages: 1022-1039
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforGrandparents Fostering Orphans: Influences of Protective Factors on Their Health and Well-Being | Full Text | References | PDF (93.7 KB)
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Occupational Types and Antenatal Care Attendance Among Women in Ghana
Emmanuel Banchani & Eric Y. Tenkorang
Pages: 1040-1064
Published online: 14 Jul 2014
AbstractforOccupational Types and Antenatal Care Attendance Among Women in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (113.2 KB)
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Review Article
Cervical Cancer in Developing Countries: Effective Screening and Preventive Strategies With an Application in Rwanda
Immaculee Mukakalisa, Ruth Bindler, Carol Allen & Joann Dotson
Pages: 1065-1080
Published online: 19 Jun 2014
AbstractforCervical Cancer in Developing Countries: Effective Screening and Preventive Strategies With an Application in Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (84 KB)
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Article
Relationship Difficulties Postrape: Being a Male Intimate Partner of a Female Rape Victim in Cape Town, South Africa
Evalina van wijk & Tracie C. Harrison
Pages: 1081-1105
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforRelationship Difficulties Postrape: Being a Male Intimate Partner of a Female Rape Victim in Cape Town, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (111.3 KB)
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