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Based on twenty-five years of fieldwork, Rural Women's Sexuality,
Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy: A Critical Perspective on
Development examines rural women's behaviors towards health in
several developing countries. These women are confronted with many
factors: gender inequalities, violence from partners, and lack of
economic independence. The book also gives insight into the general
weakness of the health systems in place and questions the progress
of numerous international conferences ICPD (International
Conference on Population and Development) and MDGs (Millennium
Development Goals) along with WHO (The World Health Organization)
Frame Work for Action, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and
CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women) all supporting women's empowerment as related to violence,
education, and reproductive health. Chapters provide numerous
concrete examples and vignettes describing constraints on women in
a variety of countries related to their intimate lives and their
struggle between traditional and modern medicine. Widely practiced
clandestine sex work is a challenge to HIV/AIDS programs. The book
examines the women who choose clandestine sex work and their
clients' sexual behavior and attitudes toward prostitution and HIV
prevention. It also explores the negotiations between promiscuous,
migratory men, and the ties of sexuality and fertility that women
use to tie them to a male partner. The book argues for effective
delivery of healthcare programs accompanied by multi-lateral
responses from the civil society, governments, donors and agencies.
Rural Women's Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy is a
useful resource scholars, as well as consultants and staff working
in development agencies and public health.
Based on twenty-five years of fieldwork, Rural Women's Sexuality,
Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy: A Critical Perspective on
Development examines rural women's behaviors towards health in
several developing countries. These women are confronted with many
factors: gender inequalities, violence from partners, and lack of
economic independence. The book also gives insight into the general
weakness of the health systems in place and questions the progress
of numerous international conferences ICPD (International
Conference on Population and Development) and MDGs (Millennium
Development Goals) along with WHO (The World Health Organization)
Frame Work for Action, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and
CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women) all supporting women's empowerment as related to violence,
education, and reproductive health. Chapters provide numerous
concrete examples and vignettes describing constraints on women in
a variety of countries related to their intimate lives and their
struggle between traditional and modern medicine. Widely practiced
clandestine sex work is a challenge to HIV/AIDS programs. The book
examines the women who choose clandestine sex work and their
clients' sexual behavior and attitudes toward prostitution and HIV
prevention. It also explores the negotiations between promiscuous,
migratory men, and the ties of sexuality and fertility that women
use to tie them to a male partner. The book argues for effective
delivery of healthcare programs accompanied by multi-lateral
responses from the civil society, governments, donors and agencies.
Rural Women's Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy is a
useful resource scholars, as well as consultants and staff working
in development agencies and public health.
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