Book Reviews: 'Questioning the Solution: The Politics of Primary Health Care and Child Survival, with an In-depth Critique of Oral Rehydration Therapy', 'Healthy Respect: Ethics in Health Care', 'Counselling for Sexual Abuse: A Therapist's Guide to Working with Adults, Children and Families'

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
David Legge ◽  
Michael Groome ◽  
Anita Carrol
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Oral Rehydration Therapy ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Counselling

scholarly journals Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence and pregnancy outcome in Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Selected Primary Health Care Centres in Abuja FCT, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-292
Author(s):  
Christabel Oyowo Ayeni
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Gender Based

Objective: The Aim Of The Study Was To Determine The Prevalence Of Gender-Based Violence And Pregnancy Outcomes In Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinics In Two Selected Primary Health Care Centres At Abuja FCT, Nigeria. Methodology: The Descriptive And Analytical Cross-Sectional Research Design And A Convenience Sampling Method Were Used. A Pretested Semi-Structured Questionnaire With A Cronbach’s Alpha Value Of 0.77 Was Administered With The Interviewer-Administered Data Collection Technique To Collect Data. The Study Population Were Pregnant Women Who Attended Antenatal Clinic At The Primary Health Care Centres At Karu And Jikwoyi In Abuja-FCT; The Sample Size Was 384 Pregnant Women Between The Ages Of 15-44 Years. Raw Data Generated From The Completed Questionnaire Was Analysed For Simple Frequency, Percentage, And Chi-Square Analysis Using The SPSS Version 16. Results: Prevalence Of GBV Among The Participants Was 59.6%, 99.4% Accounted For Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse At 28.5%, And Sexual Abuse At 13.6%. The Findings Indicate That GBV Single Cases Of Emotional Abuse Was 66.7%, Physical Abuse Was 0.4%, Combined Cases Of Emotional And Physical Violence Were 19.3%, Emotional Combined With Sexual Was 4.8%, While The Case Of Multiple Violence Of Emotional, Physical And Sexual Was 8.8%. Overall, Husbands Were The Perpetrators Of The Abuse And Accounted For Emotional Abuse At 96.9%, Physical At 89.2%, And Sexual Abuse At 100.0%. Conclusion: The Effect Of Physical Abuse On Pregnant Outcome Among Pregnant Women In Their Previous Pregnancies Was That 27.6% Had A Miscarriage, While 6.9% Had Preterm Delivery.

scholarly journals Primary Health Care by Vhembe women in the Limpopo province of South Africa: Knowledge and Practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-101
Author(s):  
Kyei KA ◽  
Spio K .
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Women And Children

Child mortality has increased in South Africa since 1990, despite a national policy of free primary healthcare for pregnant women and children under the age of five years. A significant number of women and children die during childbirth and 40% of stillbirths happen during labour. Lack of sufficient knowledge about primary health care (PHC) is costing South Africa greatly because many of the deaths of mothers, babies and young children could be avoided. Teenagers conceal pregnancy and that adds to higher risk of death among themselves and their unborn babies. Almost a half of all new-born babies die during the first 24 hours of birth, and 75% die in their first week of life. This study looks at primary health care by women in Vhembe by identifying knowledge and skills they possess to deal with health care issues. A 3-stage sample survey was conducted covering all the municipalities in the district. About 2660 women aged between 13 and 50 years were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Applying various statistical methods including logistic and regression modelling, this study shows that majority of the respondents know about PHC and that age and education of women are important factors affecting child’s health and survival in the Vhembe district. If Limpopo wants to reduce childhood mortality, this study recommends that efforts be made to educate women, especially teenagers about primary health care, immunization, oral rehydration therapy and attendance at clinics for pre-natal medical check-ups during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Knowledge in Tracking Danger Signs in Newborns and their Referrals by ASHA in Uttar Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 20762-20765
Author(s):  
Dr. Tridibesh Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Depth Interviews

When ASHAs were introduced in NRHM in 2005, their primary aim was to visit homes of newborns as the first program in UP operated through the ASHAs was the Comprehensive Child Survival Program in 2008. Since then, tracking of all deliveries and all the newborns are an integral part of the work of ASHAs in all the primary health care programs operated by the NHM in UP. The current study explores some of the crucial variables of the danger signs in newborns and their subsequent referrals by the ASHAs in four districts of UP. Through this profile, the knowledge of ASHAs on these danger signs and the action that they take after identification is detailed out.    The relevance of the study assumes significance as data on the details of targeted activities on high risk newborns done by ASHAs in comparison to their performance are usually not available in various studies. A total of four districts of Uttar Pradesh were selected purposively for the study and the data collection was conducted in the villages of the respective districts with the help of a pre-tested structured interview schedule with both close-ended and open-ended questions. In addition, in-depth interviews were also conducted amongst the ASHAs and a total 250 respondents had participated in the study.

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