Men and Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Social Revolution

With wide access to antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV are living longer. The reduction in the mother-to-child transmission of HIV has encouraged some people living with HIV to have children and remarry. However, some continue to have limited access to sexual and reproductive health services. The study explores barriers encountered by couples living with HIV in accessing sexual and reproductive health services using the social ecological model. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with twenty couples purposively sampled in matrilineal Chiradzulu and patrilineal Chikhwawa communities in Malawi from July to December 2010. Data were analyzed using framework analysis method. The study findings identify barriers across the five levels of the social ecological model indicating that the use of sexual and reproductive health services is influenced by diverse factors. We suggest three main areas for primary intervention: services must be located closer to their communities and integrated with existing antiretroviral services. In addition, information gatekeepers, both formal and informal, should be empowered with knowledge about sexual and reproductive health, including HIV and AIDS. Finally, there is a need to coordinate the flow of reproductive health, HIV, and AIDS information between Malawi Ministry of Health and formal and informal organizations.

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Sexual and reproductive health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and the social responses in association with stigma and discrimination

Mediscope ◽

10.3329/mediscope.v7i1.47134 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 7-16

Author(s):

Subrata Kumar Mallick ◽

Tuhin Roy

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Health Needs ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Stigma And Discrimination ◽

The Social ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the sexual and reproductive health needs as well as to reveal the level and manifestation of stigma and discrimination associated with the daily lives of the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at Khulna City Area in Bangladesh. The sample size was 20, which was selected purposively, and data were collected by the interviewers from August 2013 to December 2013. The findings of the study revealed that extra marital sexual relationships, partners’ infection and blood transmission played a dominant role as the medium of HIV infection. NGOs were the predominant source of getting health care facilities for the PLWHA and they had to wait for a month to receive STIs treatment and the counseling support, which increased their vulnerability towards AIDS. A number of respondents were eager to conceive and, in this case, treatment and counseling support before and after conception, proper nutrition support, prevention of mother to child transmission support and high cost medicine support were needed for them. The facts of stigma and discrimination, the restriction placed on their free movement, exclusion from social and religious functions, opportunities and participation on the social and economic processes had direct consequences on their daily lives. Therefore, IGA support, ensure quality treatment in the stigma free environment, and widespread awareness campaign regarding HIV/AIDS related issues were highly recommended by the PLWHA. Mediscope Vol. 7, No. 1: Jan 2020, Page 7-16

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Social representation of reproductive biotechnologies among nurses working in sexual and reproductive health

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0558 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ana Beatriz Azevedo Queiroz ◽

Renata Porto dos Santos Mohamed ◽

Elen Petean Parmejiani ◽

Maria Aparecida Vasconcelos Moura ◽

Ana Luiza de Oliveira Carvalho ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Social Representations ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Social Representation ◽

Human Reproduction ◽

Heterosexual Couples ◽

Assisted Human Reproduction ◽

The Social ◽

Practice Methods

ABSTRACT Objectives: to compare the social representations of reproductive biotechnologies among sexual and reproductive health nurses, and their links with professional practice. Methods: an analytical, comparative, qualitative research, supported by the Theory of Social Representation, carried out in May/2014-February/2015, with 32 nurses from the city of Rio de Janeiro. Semi-structured interview, analyzed by ALCESTE® software. Results: nurses not active in assisted human reproduction represent reproductive biotechnologies as unnatural methods of human reproduction, assessing the practice in this field as generalist and bureaucratic. Those who work represent as auxiliary and supporting nature for heterosexual couples, considering the innovative and specialized practice. Final considerations: each group presented specific contents and dimensions about reproductive biotechnologies. The representations are centered on moral, normative and ideological personal values, anchored in the traditional conceptions of human and family reproduction, but also collective, acquired in the professional routine, showing group identity and its distinct practices considering reproductive biotechnologies.

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