Steps on a journey to TB control in Solomon Islands: a cross-sectional, mixed methods pre-post evaluation of a local language DVD

Massey, Peter; Asugeni, Rowena; Wakageni, John; Kekeubata, Esau; Maena’aadi, John; Laete'esafi, John; Waneagea, Jackson; Asugeni, Vunivesi; MacLaren, David; Speare, Rick

doi:10.1186/s12914-015-0041-3

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“…These negative experiences and othering may result not only from a lack of training specific to FGC [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ] but also from health care practitioners not knowing what to do when faced with a patient with FGC [ 52 , 53 ]. This suggests a need for training vis-à-vis treatment of reproductive healthcare for women with FGC and a health care system that does not make women with FGC feel abnormal.…”

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The lived experience of female genital cutting (FGC) in Somali-Canadian women’s daily lives

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Many of the Somali women who have immigrated to other countries, including Canada, have experienced Female Genital Circumcision/ Mutilation/ Cutting (FGC). While there is literature on the medical aspects of FGC, we were interested in understanding the daily life experiences and bodily sensations of Somali-Canadian women in the context of FGC. Fourteen women living in the Greater Toronto Area were interviewed. Interview data were analyzed using a phenomenological approach. We found that the memory of the ceremonial cutting was vivid but was frequently described with acceptance and resignation–as something that just is; that was normal given the particular context, familial and cultural, and their young age. Most of the women recounted experiencing pain and discomfort throughout their adult lives but were intent on not noticing or giving the pain any power; they considered themselves healthy. The following themes emerged from our interviews: Every Body Had It: Discussing FGC, I’m Normal Aren’t I?, and Feeling in My Body–all themes that work at normalizing their bodies in a society that they know views them as different. They dealt with both pain and pleasure in the context of their busy lives suggesting resilience in spite of the day-to-day difficulties of daily life.

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The lived experience of female genital cutting (FGC) in Somali-Canadian women’s daily lives

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“…Strategies for reducing MOV include screening for vaccination status during visits to health facilities for mild illness, ensuring children receive all recommended vaccinations during a single visit, and using facility-based child vaccination registers to help track when individuals are due for vaccination [ 10 ]. Both private and public health sectors could play important roles in implementing MOV reduction strategies.…”

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Missed opportunities and barriers for vaccination: a descriptive analysis of private and public health facilities in four African countries

Olorunsaiye¹,

Langhamer²,

Wallace³

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Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionMissed opportunities and barriers to vaccination limit progress toward achieving high immunization coverage and other global immunization goals. Little is known about vaccination practices contributing to missed opportunities and barriers among private healthcare providers in Africa.MethodsService Provision Assessments (SPA) of representative samples of health facilities in four African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, Malawi) in 2010-2015 were used to describe missed opportunities and barriers for vaccination in public, private for-profit, private not-for-profit and faith-based facilities. Data included vaccination practices, observations during sick child and antenatal visits, and exit interviews following sick child visits.ResultsData from 3,219 health facilities, 11,613 sick child visits and 8,698 antenatal visits were included. A smaller proportion of for-profit facilities offered child vaccination services (country range, 25-37%) than did public facilities (range, 90-96%). The proportion of facilities offering pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b antigens) daily ranged 0-77% across countries and facility types. Less than 33% of for-profit facilities in any country offered measles vaccination daily. A minority of public or private providers assessed the child’s vaccination status during a sick child visit (range by country and facility type, 14-44%), or offered tetanus toxoid during antenatal visits (range, 19-51%). Very few providers discussed the importance of newborn vaccination.ConclusionSubstantial missed opportunities for, and barriers to, vaccination were identified across this representative sample of health facilities in four African countries. Strategies are needed to ensure that private and public providers implement practices to minimize barriers and missed opportunities for vaccination.

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“…Endorsed by WHO since 2005, it is now primed for a leading role in meeting SDG targets [ 86 ]. While there is consensus on its importance, there seems to be little consensus on anything else about it [ 87 ]. Since the gap between the concept of UHC and operationalising it depends on how it is defined, the current global emphasis is clearly narrowed down to health care financing followed by clinical health services [ 88 ].…”

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Sustainable development goals, universal health coverage and equity in health systems: the Orang Asli commons approach

Wong

Allotey

Reidpath

2016

Glob. Health Epidemiol.

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Universal health coverage is a key health target in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that has the means to link equitable social and economic development. As a concept firmly based on equity, it is widely accepted at international and national levels as important for populations to attain ‘health for all’ especially for marginalised groups. However, implementing universal coverage has been fraught with challenges and the increasing privatisation of health care provision adds to the challenge because it is being implemented in a health system that rests on a property regime that promotes inequality. This paper asks the question, ‘What does an equitable health system look like?’ rather than the usual ‘How do you make the existing health system more equitable?’ Using an ethnographic approach, the authors explored via interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation a health system that uses the commons approach such as which exists with indigenous peoples and found features that helped make the system intrinsically equitable. Based on these features, the paper proposes an alternative basis to organise universal health coverage that will better ensure equity in health systems and ultimately contribute to meeting the SDGs.

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Steps on a journey to TB control in Solomon Islands: a cross-sectional, mixed methods pre-post evaluation of a local language DVD

Cited by 27 publications

References 20 publications

The lived experience of female genital cutting (FGC) in Somali-Canadian women’s daily lives

The lived experience of female genital cutting (FGC) in Somali-Canadian women’s daily lives

Missed opportunities and barriers for vaccination: a descriptive analysis of private and public health facilities in four African countries

Sustainable development goals, universal health coverage and equity in health systems: the Orang Asli commons approach

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