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Title: | Reproductive health needs among physically challenged persons in the Sunyani West District |
Authors: | Dujin, Elizabeth Enuameh, Yeetey |
Keywords: | Disability Dscrimination Reproductive Needs Health Transcribe Knowledge |
Issue Date: | 16-Jul-2021 |
Abstract: | Introduction: The World Health Organization and World Bank refer to disability as
the challenges faced in any or all the three aspects of functioning which are
impairment, activity limitation and participation restriction. Impairment concerns
difficulties in body function or variations in body structure such as paralysis or
blindness while activity limitation is about problems in performing activities like
walking, dressing or eating. The third aspect which is participation restriction talks
about challenges with participation in any part of life such as discrimination in
transportation, education, health service or work. This study is to determine the
reproductive health needs among physically challenged persons in the Sunyani west
district, Brong Ahafo Region.
Methodology: The research adopted qualitative methods of inquiry to answer the
research questions. An interview guide was designed to collect the following
information on participants, Demographic data, Participants‟ knowledge on their
reproductive health needs, Participant‟s major reproductive health needs, Factors
contributing to participants‟ reproductive health needs and strategies to help meet
physically challenged person‟s reproductive health needs. In-depth interviews were
conducted among fifteen respondents whose responses were translated into English
language and transcribed for analysis.
Results: The research results revealed that, most of the participants did not have
enough knowledge on reproductive health needs. It was disclosed that, the physically
challenged persons lacked information on some reproductive health needs and
services.
Also, the research disclosed that, majority of the physically challenged persons had
not accessed reproductive health services in or outside health facilities. Thevi
participants of the research indicated accessibility, delivery rooms, the nature of the
delivery beds and lack of information on reproductive health were their major
reproductive health needs facing physically challenged persons in general. They
indicated that for those of them who visited the health facility, there was no difficulty
in accessing information and services on reproductive health needs in the facilities.
Furthermore, the findings showed that the participants believed their reproductive
health needs will be improved if the following will be done: if they are given enough
health education, elimination of discrimination and rejection, provision of financial
support for physically challenged persons, making all health facilities disable friendly
and train providers as how to handle persons with disability.
Conclusion: Most of the participants have limited understanding of reproductive
health needs and that of their own. Lack of enough public education on reproductive
health services may have accounted for the physically challenged persons‟ little
knowledge on it. The participants suffered some challenges like discrimination by
health staff and the general public continues to be a problem for the physically
challenged persons. It was agreed by majority of the participants that their association
is not doing much to help members have their reproductive health needs met |
Description: | A thesis submitted to the College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Health. November , 2019 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14424 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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