Health Care for Women International
Volume 29, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 884-905

Factors affecting women's health-related behaviors and safe motherhood: A qualitative study from a refugee camp in Eastern Sudan (Article)

Furuta M.* , Mori R.
  • a Faculty of Nursing, St. Mary's College, Fukuoka, Japan, St. Mary's College, 422 Tubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-8558, Japan
  • b Osaka Medical Center, Res. Inst. for Maternal and Child Health (WHO Collaborating Center for Maternal and Child Health), Osaka, Japan

Abstract

We aim to provide a deeper understanding of a broader range of potential factors affecting risk behaviors related to safe motherhood among refugee women in Eastern Sudan, thus creating a basis for further research in behavioral change. Risk behaviors chosen for this study follow (1) practice of female genital cutting, (2) adopting family planning (FP) practices, (3) usage of a skilled birth attendant, and (4) response to obstetric complications. Analyzing findings with the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, we found that factors frequently were uncontrollable for an individual woman, suggesting the importance of a supportive political, social, and educational environment for safe motherhood. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

[No Keywords available]

Index Keywords

Needs Assessment refugee health care planning developing country human Developing Countries risk assessment Health Behavior Refugees statistics health service ethnology qualitative research Humans Adolescent female questionnaire pregnancy Article high risk behavior Risk-Taking organization and management Questionnaires adult Health Planning maternal mortality maternal welfare Maternal Health Services attitude to health Sudan
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-50249150329&doi=10.1080%2f07399330802269600&partnerID=40&md5=2959a0184234e0dd7656c24bd11a575c
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802269600
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English