Women's Health in Africa: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
- ISBN-10
- 1317519558
- ISBN-13
- 9781317519553
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- German
- Published
- 2017-10-02
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Eleanor Krassen Covan, Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock
Description
This edited book includes new policy-relevant research on women’s health issues in Africa. Scholars explore critical topics from different disciplinary traditions using a variety of research methodologies and data sources. The contributors include African scholars with in-depth knowledge of their home contexts, who can furnish nuanced interpretations of local health issues and trends; international researchers who bring vigorous comparative viewpoints; emerging scholars adding to scientific knowledge; and more established researchers with a deep global knowledge of women’s health issues. The range of women’s health issues is vast, including the HIV epidemic and its impacts; domestic violence; the persistence of homebirths; and abortion. In addition, the book investigates emerging health concerns such as CVDs and cancers. Readers will learn that, while old health issues have persisted and assumed new dimensions, newer concerns have materialized and are gaining momentum. The inability of health systems to tackle these issues complicates matters in Africa, creating a sense of desperation that can only be successfully confronted through strong political will and strategic planning, grounded in further research. This book was originally published as several special issues of Health Care for Women International.
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