scholarly journals Increments of gender‐based violence amid COVID‐19 in Bangladesh: A threat to global public health and women’s health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Rabiul Islam ◽  
Md. Jamal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals (P1-20) Disasters and Women's Health: The 2010 Earthquake in Haiti

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s105-s105 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bloem ◽  
A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Patient Privacy ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Treatment Access ◽  
Vaginal Infections ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Organization Communication

BackgroundRecent reports have highlighted the health disparities that women and other vulnerable populations experience following disasters. Humanitarian groups have struggled to implement effective measures to mitigate such disparities during subsequent disasters.ObjectivesTo analyze and provide practical solutions to mitigate barrier's to women's health encountered in Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in January 2010.MethodsIn February 2010, a New York based team of emergency and international medicine specialists staffed the mobile emergency department in Port au Prince at L'Hôpital de l'Université d'Etat d'Haïti.ResultsCommon presentations included infectious diseases, traumatic injuries, chronic disease exacerbations, and follow-up for earthquake-associated conditions. Female gender-specific problems included vaginal infections, breast pain or masses, pregnancy-related concerns, and the effects of gender-based violence. Identified barriers to effective gender-specific care included communication, camp geography, supply availability, and poor inter-organization communication.DiscussionRecent disasters in Haiti, Pakistan, and elsewhere have challenged the international health community to provide gender-balanced healthcare in sub-optimal environments. Much room for improvement remains. Although our assessment team was gender-balanced, improved incorporation of Haitian personnel may have enhanced patient trust, and improved cultural sensitivity and communication. Camp geography should foster both patient privacy and security during sensitive examinations. This could have been improved upon by geographically separating men's and women's treatment areas and using a barrier screen to generate a more private examination environment. Women's health supplies must include an appropriate exam table, emergency obstetrical and midwifery supplies, urine dipsticks, and sanitary and reproductive health supplies. A referral system must be established for patients requiring a higher level-of-care. Lastly, improved inter-organization communication and promotion of resource pooling may improve treatment access and quality for select gender-based interventions.ConclusionSimple inexpensive modifications to organized post-disaster medical relief settings may dramatically reduce gender-based healthcare disparities.

scholarly journals Opinion Review of Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-2019 on Women's Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victory U. Salami ◽  
Stanley I. R. Okoduwa ◽  
Aimee O. Chris ◽  
Susannah I. Ayilara ◽  
Ugochi J. Okoduwa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Maternal Complications ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Gender Based

The global battle to survive the onslaughts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) started in December 2019 and continues today. Women and girls have borne the brunt of the hardship resulting from the health crises. This paper examined the effects of COVID-19 on women. Socioeconomic factors resulting from the pandemic, especially in relation to women's health, were discussed after studying published articles. They include gender specificity and COVID-19, the economic toll of COVID-19 on women, pregnancy and COVID-19, gender-based violence due to COVID-19, and health-care impacts of COVID-19. Making up the majority in the healthcare workforce, women were at higher risk of infection with COVID-19 due to their exposure as caregivers to infected patients. The pandemic took its toll on them as part of the greater population in the informal sector of the economy due to the lockdown directive, as many experienced severe monetary shortages and job losses. Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 were prone to severe diseases, maternal complications, and death due to their weakened immunity and exposure during clinical procedures. Gender-based violence was observed to have increased across the globe for women. The results of this review strongly indicate that women are disproportionately affected by the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. This review will help health-care professionals and policymakers arrive at properly-thought-through decisions to better manage health crises. Governments and all key players should address the challenge by devising effective policies with a gendered view.

Disasters and Women's Health: Reflections from the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Bloem ◽  
Andrew C. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Patient Privacy ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Treatment Access ◽  
Humanitarian Emergency ◽  
Gender Based

AbstractIntroductionIncreasing attention is being focused on the needs of vulnerable populations during humanitarian emergency response. Vulnerable populations are those groups with increased susceptibility to poor health outcomes rendering them disproportionately affected by the event. This discussion focuses on women's health needs during the disaster relief effort after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.ReportThe Emergency Department (ED) of the temporary mobile encampment in L'Hôpital de l'Université d'Etat d'Haïti (HUEH) was the site of the team's disaster relief mission. In February 2010, most of the hospital was staffed by foreign physicians and nurses, with a high turnover rate. Although integration with local Haitian staff was encouraged, implementation of this practice was variable. Common presentations in the ED included infectious diseases, traumatic injuries, chronic disease exacerbations, and follow-up care of post-earthquake injuries and infections. Women-specific complaints included vaginal infections, breast pain or masses, and pregnancy-related concerns or complications. Women were also targets of gender-based violence.DiscussionRecent disasters in Haiti, Pakistan, and elsewhere have challenged the international health community to provide gender-balanced health care in suboptimal environments. Much room for improvement remains. Although the assessment team was gender-balanced, improved incorporation of Haitian personnel may have enhanced patient trust, and improved cultural sensitivity and communication. Camp geography should foster both patient privacy and security during sensitive examinations. This could have been improved upon by geographically separating men's and women's treatment areas and using a barrier screen to generate a more private examination environment. Women's health supplies must include an appropriate exam table, emergency obstetrical and midwifery supplies, urine dipsticks, and sanitary and reproductive health supplies. A referral system must be established for patients requiring a higher level of care. Lastly, improved inter-organization communication and promotion of resource pooling may improve treatment access and quality for select gender-based interventions.ConclusionSimple, inexpensive modifications to disaster relief health care settings can dramatically reduce barriers to care for vulnerable populations.BloemCM, MillerAC. Disasters and women's health: reflections from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Prehosp Disaster Med.2013;28(2):1-5.

scholarly journals Women’s health and gender perspectives in the history of modern Norwegian epidemiology

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Schei ◽  
Berit Rostad
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Separate Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Gendered Patterns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

In this chapter, we will discuss selected aspects of the impact of women’s movement on the development<br />of modern epidemiology in Norway based on the experiences of leading a research program in Women’s<br />Health (RPWH, 1991-96) aimed at mapping and assessing gender based public health research in Norway,<br />and the establishment in 1997 of a research group in Women’s Health at the Department of Public Health<br />and General Practice, NTNU. During the 1990s, several steps were taken both internationally as well as<br />nationally to ensure that diseases which were affecting men and women unequally were given adequate<br />attention. Examples of such diseases include osteoporosis and hip fractures. Studies of diseases seen as a<br />typically men’s, such as coronary heart disease, were often conducted exclusively on men. The inclusion<br />and separate analysis based on gender, and the establishment of special cohorts of women, yielded a more<br />complex understanding. Further the gender perspective revealed gendered patterns of risks. Traditionally<br />risks such as cigarette smoking were shown to have a differential effect dependent on gender. Perinatal<br />epidemiology, traditionally used to assess outcomes related to the new-born, were expanded to also assess<br />impact of pregnancy on women themselves during and after childbirth. Disorders such as pelvic pain,<br />urinary and anal incontinence as well as fear of pregnancy and depression during and after childbirth came<br />to the attention of researchers. New risks were uncovered as women started to disclose the experience of<br />violence and abuse both as adult and when growing up. <br />

scholarly journals Socio-cultural aspects of gender-based violence and its impacts on women’s health in South Asia

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghose Bishwajit ◽  
Sajeeb Sarker ◽  
Sanni Yaya
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
National Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Related Development ◽  
Gender Based

This review attempts to shed light on the socio-cultural roots of gender-based violence (GBV) and its impact on women's health with a special reference to reproductive health in the context of South Asia. It also identifies the policy and capacity gaps that impede the implementation of gender-related development goals and makes recommendations in light of the ongoing situation.   Led by the growing recognition of the pivotal importance of women’s and child’s health in national development processes, the issues surrounding gender-based violence (GBV) are being given increasing prominence in the global public health agenda. However, developing regions such as South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa are lagging far behind in this respect and failing to prioritize and implement gender-related development strategies. South Asian nations in their pursuance of gender-related goals are faced with host of infrastructure issues in financing, policy guidance, implementation and legislation terms. This study highlights the fact that GBV is essentially a socio-cultural issue which calls for developing gender-sensitive social policies and making strategic investment to promote social capital tailored especially to promote a more nuanced view of women’s health and human rights. Method: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched for original and review articles published between January of 2000 to July of 2015. Boolean search was performed to identify suitable articles relating to GBV conducted on South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) by using the following search terms:  South Asia, GBV, IPV (intimate partner violence), domestic violence, women’s health, reproductive health, risk factors, perpetrator, sexual abuse. Reference lists were searched manually for articles relevant to this study (snowballing). One volunteer from each country included in the study helped in reviewing renowned local media reports and constitutions to gather policy information germane to GBV issues.

scholarly journals Honour based violence as a global public health problem: a critical review of literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadiq Bhanbhro ◽  
Anna Cronin de Chavez ◽  
Adelaide Lusambili
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Health And Well Being

Purpose “Honour”-based violence (HBV), a form of gender-based violence (GBV), has received increasing interest from media, human rights organisations, academics and the public. A significant increase in the occurrence and reporting of HBV in many parts of the world and its detrimental impact on the health and well-being of women, girls, communities and wider society; marks it as a major public health concern. However, awareness and recognition of HBV in the field of public health is low in many countries and there is little known about its nature, roots and distribution. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The literature was searched using the Scopus database and a series of search terms related to HBV, GBV and health and well-being. Findings Definition of HBV and its forms is varied across cultures. There is a lack of consensus on how HBV can be identified over other forms of violence and no explicit theoretical perspectives have been sufficiently developed to deepen the understanding of HBV. Although the findings from the review suggest that HBV forms and patterns may be regionally distinct, causes emanate from gender-based and socio-economic inequalities. Research limitations/implications This review has limitations in that it included only English and Spanish language papers and those accessed through Scopus; it therefore may have excluded papers from other languages, countries and databases. Another major weakness in this review was a lack of papers specifically dedicated to HBV. Despite these weaknesses the paper is an attempt to raise awareness and recognition of HBV in public health research, policy and practice domain. Originality/value The findings from the review highlight the complexity of tackling HBV in a globalised world. They also provide insights on how a public health model can be used to analyse both the causes and prevention of HBV. Further, a non-culturalised, unprejudiced and inclusive definition is required to flag-up and record HBV cases.

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