Women's health problems in the Arab World: a holistic policy perspective

The paper reviews key health problems of women in the Arab World. It relies on data and information from international yearbooks, regional data bases, and small scale field studies. The relevant context in which women live; of lingering illiteracy rates, lack of access to cash income, and increasing...

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Published inInternational journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 13 - 21
Main Authors Zurayk, H., Sholkamy, H., Younis, N., Khattab, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.1997
Subjects
Arab World
Female
Holistic Health
Humans
Marriage
Maternal Welfare
Policy
Repoductive health
Violence
Women's Health
Policy
Repoductive health
Arab World
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Summary:The paper reviews key health problems of women in the Arab World. It relies on data and information from international yearbooks, regional data bases, and small scale field studies. The relevant context in which women live; of lingering illiteracy rates, lack of access to cash income, and increasing poverty is described. Reproductive health is reviewed within this context pointing to trends of delayed marriage and declining fertility in some countries while other countries maintain high levels. Similar variability is observed in contraceptive use rates and the interaction of contraception and health is discussed. Evidence points to high levels of reproductive morbidity. The socio-cultural context is found particularly relevant to pregnancy and childbirth, seen as natural processes by women, to experiences of menopause, and to violence against women, particularly female circumcision. A holistic policy perspective is suggested to address these problems.
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ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7292(97)02870-1