Literature DB >> 28784072

"We do not dare to love": women with disabilities' sexual and reproductive health and rights in rural Cambodia.

Alexandra Gartrell1, Klaus Baesel2, Cornelia Becker3.   

Abstract

There is an urgent need for an evidence base to inform the implementation of disability inclusive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policy and programming to address women with disabilities' largely unattained SRH rights. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study on the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women with disabilities in rural Cambodia. The findings highlight three critical steps to enhance the physical, communicative and financial accessibility of SRHR information and services. Firstly, strengthen women with disabilities' economic livelihoods, social and financial resources, and thereby, their capacity to make and act on their own SRHR decisions. Secondly, engage women with disabilities as community role models and advocates who actively provide input into health service decision-making, planning and delivery. Thirdly, ensure health centre staff have access to communication resources and aids to strengthen their skills to communicate with women with hearing impairments. Together these steps will support women with disabilities to claim their sexual and reproductive rights and transform the social attitudes of persons in the lives of women with disabilities, including health care staff.

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Keywords:  Cambodia; disability; inclusive health services; sexual and reproductive health; women with disabilities

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28784072     DOI: 10.1080/09688080.2017.1332447

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Reprod Health Matters        ISSN: 0968-8080


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1.  Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana.

Authors:  Eric Badu; Isaac Mensah; Naomi Gyamfi; Elvis Agyei-Okyere; Abodey Eric; Josephine Adusei-Nkrumah
Journal:  BMC Res Notes       Date:  2019-08-20

2.  Barriers in access to healthcare for women with disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies.

Authors:  Behzad Karami Matin; Heather J Williamson; Ali Kazemi Karyani; Satar Rezaei; Moslem Soofi; Shahin Soltani
Journal:  BMC Womens Health       Date:  2021-01-30       Impact factor: 2.809

3.  Disparities in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at the Intersection of Disability and Female Adolescence in Tanzania.

Authors:  Virpi Mesiäislehto; Hisayo Katsui; Richard Sambaiga
Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2021-02-09       Impact factor: 3.390

4.  Achieving universal reproductive health coverage for deaf women in Ghana: an explanatory study of knowledge of contraceptive methods, pregnancy and safe abortion practices.

Authors:  William Nketsia; Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah; Maxwell Peprah Opoku; Duorinaah Juventus; Michael Amponteng
Journal:  BMC Health Serv Res       Date:  2022-07-27       Impact factor: 2.908

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