scholarly journals "Appreciating complexities, changing contexts and accountability challenges in sexual and reproductive health rights"

2021 ◽  
pp. 286-290
Author(s):  
Sana Contractor

Social accountability is fast being recognised as an important strategy for realisation of sexual and reproductive health rights. However, the predominant approach tends to focus on use of top-down monitoring and accountability tools that do not capture the complexity of politics surrounding this deeply contested terrain. This paper draws on discussions that took place at the Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health (COPASAH) Global Symposium in October 2019 where grassroots practitioners shared their experiences of seeking accountability and reflected on the myriad challenges in this process. The paper calls for greater nuance and awareness of context in the design and implementation of social accountability interventions, which engage with power and politics between the forces that determine people’s access to SRH rights.

Author(s):  
Fermina Chamorro Mojica ◽  
Faride Rodriguez ◽  
Selvis Stocel ◽  
Ruth De León

<p>Introducción: Los derechos a la salud sexual y reproductiva (DSSR) son básicos, y la capacidad de las mujeres para ejercerlos influye en lograr objetivos de desarrollo. Objetivos: Estimar indicadores de DSSR en mujeres de 20-29 años identificando factores asociados. Métodos: Con datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva 2014-2015 se analizaron 1206 casadas/unidas (982 con demanda de planificación familiar, 1082 con hijos, y 978 usuarias de anticonceptivos), midiéndose la violencia conyugal en el último año, conocimiento sobre prevención del VIH, demanda satisfecha con anticonceptivos modernos, atención profesional al parto y autonomía. Se utilizó la regresión logística multivariada para probar asociaciones. Resultados: Padeció violencia conyugal 13.0%, tenía conocimiento sobre prevención del VIH 38.8%, satisfacía su demanda de planificación familiar con métodos modernos 62.0%; recibió atención profesional al parto 81.1%; y mostró autonomía 10.3%. Las oportunidades relativas ajustadas (ORa) de violencia conyugal eran mayores en mujeres que la justificaban ORa=1.92;IC95%:1.09-3.39); el conocimiento sobre prevención del VIH aumentaba con la escolaridad (ORa=1.13;IC95%:1.04-1.22); la satisfacción de la demanda con métodos modernos era menor si justificaban la violencia conyugal (ORa=0.42; IC95%:0.20-0.85) y mayor en aquellas con una mayor percepción de empoderamiento (ORa=2.33;IC95%:1.15-5.00). Las ORa de atención profesional en el último parto disminuyen cuando aumentaba la edad (ORa=0.72;IC95%:0.62-0.84), y era menor si experimentaron matrimonio infantil (ORa=0.43;IC95%:0.19-0.95). Las ORa de mayor autonomía resultaron menores en casadas (ORa=0.22;IC95%:0.10-0.47) y amas de casa (ORa=0.53;IC95%:0.28-0.98). Conclusiones: El ejercicio de DSSR y sus factores asociados constituyen desafíos al diseño de políticas públicas.</p><p>Abstract</p><p>Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are basic, and women capacity to exert them influence achieving development goals. Objectives: Estimate indicators of SRHR in women aged 20-29 years, identifying associated factors. Methods: A total of 1206 married/cohabitant women (908 with need for family planning, 1082 with children and 978 contraceptive users) were analyzed with data from National Sexual and Reproductive Health Survey 2014-2015. It was obtained the proportion of conjugal violence victims in the last year, with knowledge about VIH prevention, family planning needs satisfied by modern contraceptive methods, with professional care at delivery and with autonomy. Multivariate logistic regression was used to test associations. Results: The 13.0% of women suffered conjugal violence, 38.8% had knowledge about HIV prevention, 62.0% used modern contraceptives for satisfying family planning needs, 81.1% received professional care at delivery, and 30.7% made informed decisions about SRH. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for conjugal violence were greater when women justified violence (AOR=1.92;95%CI:1.09-3.39); knowledge about HIV prevention increases with schooling (AOR=1.13;95%CI:1.04-1.22); family planning met with modern contraceptives methods was lower, if they justified violence (AOR=0.42;95%CI 0.20-0.85) and higher in women with a higher empowerment perception (AOR=2.33;95%CI:1.15-5.00). The AOR for professional care at last delivery decrease with increasing age (AOR=0.72;95%CI:0.62-0.84) and was lower if they experienced child marriage (AOR=0.43;95%CI:0.19-0.95). The AOR for autonomy was lower in married women (AOR=0.22;95%CI:0.10-0.47) and housewives (AOR=0.53;95%CI:0.28-0.98). Conclusions: The exert of SRHR and its associated factors challenge public policies design.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Olshansky ◽  
Diana Taylor ◽  
Versie Johnson-Mallard ◽  
Shannon Halloway ◽  
Liz Stokes

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sônia Beatriz dos Santos

This article analyzes how the Brazilian state’s control of black women’s reproductive health rights shaped the emergence of the black women’s movement and organizations, particularly the rise in black women’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs). To understand the circumstances surrounding the state’s regulatory practices’ impact on reproductive health, I recount the history of the implementation of family planning policies of the 1960s through the 1980s and interrelated social action in the country. The essay focuses on the activism of the black women’s movement during the historical period from the 1960s to the 1980s, identifying their struggles around issues of reproductive health rights. I examine the political divergences black women activists encounter with state institutions and representatives, the broader black movement, the mainstream feminist movement, and other important social and political forces.


2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Yee ◽  
Alisha Nicole Apale ◽  
Melissa Deleary ◽  
Don Wilson ◽  
Sandra de la Ronde ◽  
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