Argentina : Rural Reproductive Health (Misiones, Salta, and Santiago del Estero Provinces), Volume 2. Annexes

This report presents the findings of an exploratory study conducted in poor areas of three provinces in northern Argentina (Misiones, Salta, and Santiago del Estero). The study comprised a random (cluster) sample of three hundred households of women in reproductive age with at least one child. Focus groups (13) and in-depth interviews with key informants (health providers, educators, religious, and community leaders) were conducted to validate quantitative data and to explore issues such as gender roles, domestic violence, abortion, and contraception. The study aimed at contributing to a better understanding of reproductive health issues, quality of life, and rural poverty--primarily as it affects women--and providing policy recommendations for addressing reproductive health issues in rural poverty alleviation strategies. The study also explored, albeit on a limited basis, men's perceptions and behavior related to reproductive health. The principal findings of this study focus on gathering reliable data for decisionmaking especially at the sub-national levels; controlling family size as it has a direct impact on women's income-generating capacity and quality of life; developing the political will to promote and implement comprehensive reproductive health programs; increasing public awareness of reproductive health; and analyzing factors in the underutilization of health services and contraceptives.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-06-29
Subjects:	ABORTION, ABORTIONS, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ADOLESCENTS, BARRIER METHODS, BIRTH CONTROL, BREASTFEEDING, CARE OF CHILDREN, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CONTRACEPTION, CONTRACEPTIVES, DECISION MAKING, DISCRIMINATION, DISTRICTS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARLY DETECTION, ETHICS, EXTENSION, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, FARMERS, FEMALES, GENDER, HEALTH BEHAVIOR, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH LEGISLATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH SERVICES, HEPATITIS B, HORMONES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HUMAN RIGHT, IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, LAWS, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MIGRATION, MORTALITY, MOTHERS, NATURAL METHODS, PEER REVIEW, PHYSICIANS, POPULATION GROUPS, POSTNATAL CARE, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, REPRODUCTION, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH STATUS, REPRODUCTIVE LAW, REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS, RESEARCH METHODS, RISK FACTORS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL WOMEN, SELF-CARE, SEX, SEX EDUCATION, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SEXUAL HEALTH, SEXUALITY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, SPECIALISTS, STDS, STERILIZATION, TEENAGE PREGNANCIES, UNIVERSITIES, UNWANTED PREGNANCIES, VIOLENCE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WORKERS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RURAL HEALTH, GENDER ROLES, GENDER IDENTITY, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PREGNANCY RATE, CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS, ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, PRENATAL CARE, DATA GATHERING, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SUVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, HEALTH INSURANCE, TARGETING, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, ADULT EDUCATION, SERVICE DELIVERY, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490152/argentina-rural-reproductive-health-misiones-salta-santiago-del-estero-provinces-vol-2-2-annexes https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15515
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