Do public health services in Egypt help young married women exercise their reproductive rights?

Abdel-Tawab, Nahla G.; Rabie, Tamer Samah; Boehmova, Zuzana; Hawkins, Loraine; Saher, Sally; Shitany, Atef El

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.012

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“…Also, this findings supported by that reported by Abdel-Tawab et al, [1] who conduct a study to investigate if the public health services in Egypt help young married women exercise their reproductive rights or not, they reported that the most widely used method is available in the different health centers which an important factor for client's satisfaction.…”

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Women Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Maternal and Child Health Centers, Assiut City, Egypt

Mohamed¹,

Mohamed²,

Arief³

2017

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Family planning (FP) is critical for the health of women and their families, and it can accelerate a country's progress toward reducing poverty and achieving development goals. FP is an important component of primary health care, maternal and child health. It is the means of planning families that want space according to choice and time to fit in with life decisions. Aim: This study aimed to assess satisfaction level of women attending Maternal and Child Health (MCH) centers with FP services. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A total sample of 569 women was interviewed at four MCH centers covers Assiut city. Results: The findings revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 29.38± 6.13, 72.2 % of them were from urban areas and 47.3 % currently use a contraceptive method. A high satisfaction level with family planning services was noticed. Conclusion: significantly, the majorities of the clients was satisfied with the provided skills and counseling. It was approved that the most of MCH centers have good quality level in health services and facilities. Recommendation: Family planning providers require training to strengthen their communication skills so that they can meet their client's individual needs.

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Women Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Maternal and Child Health Centers, Assiut City, Egypt

Mohamed¹,

Mohamed²,

Arief³

2017

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“…Twenty two studies were of moderate quality [19, 23-25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 39, 41, 43, 45-48, 51, 53, 79, 80]. Two studies only were of poor quality [68,70]. Sixteen studies included failed to clearly describe how participants were selected [19, 24, 28, 29, 33-35, 48, 51, 52, 56, 57, 59, 61, 70], and twenty-two studies used sampling strategies that had the potential to introduce selection bias [19, 22, 23, 25, 29, 32, 34, 37, 39, 43, 45-48, 50-52, 55, 59, 62, 63, 67, 71, 91].…”

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“…According to Muslim women, family and community factors had a crucial impact on their decision to use family planning methods. Husbands' opposition was cited as one of the main barriers to contraception, and it was observed that the husband is the key decision maker about family planning [19,24,26,31,33,35,38,39,41,52,68,81,[83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92]. Decision-making is not usually shared, and, in some cases, women have no control over their own fertility.…”

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Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

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Background: In Islamic societies, issues related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are rarely discussed and considered sensitive subjects. This review aimed to identify any personal, religious, cultural, or structural barriers to SRH service and education among Muslim women worldwide. Methods: A search for qualitative and quantitative studies was conducted on seven electronic databases. A narrative synthesis using thematic analysis was conducted. Results: Fifty-nine studies were included from 22 countries: 19 qualitative, 38 quantitative and two mixed methods. Many Muslim women have poor SRH knowledge, and negative attitudes which influence their access to, and use of SRH services. Barriers to contraception use among Muslim women included a lack of basic reproductive knowledge, insufficient knowledge about contraception, misconceptions, and negative attitudes. Women had negative attitudes towards family planning for limiting the number of children but not for child spacing, which reflected religious views towards family planning. Religious and cultural beliefs were barriers to contraception use and access to SRH services and information. Family and the community have a significant impact on women's contraceptive use and access to SRH services. Husband and family opposition played a significant role in contraception access and use. Fear of stigmatization and being labelled as having premarital sexual relations among unmarried women acted as the main barrier to accessing contraception and seeking SRH information and services. Conclusion: The findings reveal that there are multiple levels of factors that influence Muslim women's SRH. Poor SRH knowledge and practices among Muslim women is complex matter that is affected by personal, community, cultural, religious factors and existing policies and regulations. All these factors overlap and are affected by each other. There is an urgent need for interventions addressing modifiable barriers to SRH education and services to improve knowledge, informed choice and access to services to facilitate better sexual and reproductive wellbeing for Muslim women. It is important to note that while this review aimed to report findings on Muslim women, we acknowledge that significant variations exist within every culture and religion.

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“…It must incorporate attention to reproductive rights and justice. Abdel‐Tawab et al [10] look through a reproductive justice lens to describe barriers faced by young married women in Egypt: while affordable family planning methods are available, true access is hindered by a lack of privacy and decision‐making autonomy. There is also the devastating problem of marital violence, which is under‐reported and unfortunately accepted as inevitable in some settings.…”

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2015

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Do public health services in Egypt help young married women exercise their reproductive rights?

Cited by 12 publications

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Women Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Maternal and Child Health Centers, Assiut City, Egypt

Women Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Maternal and Child Health Centers, Assiut City, Egypt

Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

Working to achieve “full access, full choice” for all

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