Women, Reproduction and Health in Rural Egypt: The Giza Study - Brossura

Khattab, Hind A. S.; Younis, Nabil; Zurayk, Huda

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ISBN 10: 9774245288 ISBN 13: 9789774245282

Casa editrice: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr, 2000

Riassunto

The research body on which this volume is based has been internationally recognized as a pioneering example of interdisciplinary collaboration. Utilizing innovative field methods that combine the best of clinical medicine, epidemiology, and anthropology, the study examines the reproductive health of women living in an economically deprived rural area in Egypt s Giza governorate.The research here gathered into one volume reveals not only the actual status of women s reproductive health but also their own perceptions about their health. It shows furthermore that these perceptions, in the context of widespread poverty and prevailing cultural customs, govern reproductive health and the utilization of health services more than any other single factor.It is hoped that the study s findings and methodology may be usefully applied with appropriate modifications by policymakers and health service providers in many parts of the world. This important addition to the international literature will be essential reading for anyone interested in public or reproductive health, as well as demographers, medical anthropologists, and medical sociologists.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Hind Khattab is an anthropologist and director of Delta Consultants, Cairo.Nabil Younis is an obstetrician-gynecologist and a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of al-Azhar University.Huda Zurayk is a biostatistician and currently dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, the American University of Beirut.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9774245288
• ISBN 13: 9789774245282
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile