Global perspectives on women's sexual and reproductive health across the lifecourse

Description

This expansive survey spotlights pervasive issues affecting girls’ and women’s sexual and reproductive health across the lifecourse. Research from diverse countries around the world analyzes the complex relationships among biological, psychological, sociocultural, and economic issues—particularly in terms of inequities—as they shape women’s lives. Major challenges and possibilities for intervention are examined in their national context and with their global implications, including child marriage/motherhood, reproductive care and access, fertility, childbearing, contraception, abortion, HIV/STIs, gender-based violence, sexual pleasure, and menopause. In these forceful dispatches, a consistent human rights perspective emphasizes women’s control, autonomy, and agency in all stages of their lives. A sampling of topics covered: Girl child marriage: a persistent global women’s health and human rights violation Investigating challenges and resilience among women living with obstetric fistula in KenyaA qualitative exploration of mainstream and social media reflections on abortionA continuum of severity of sexual intimate partner violence among black women in the United StatesEconomic empowerment to improve sexual and reproductive health among women and girls Summarizing an interdisciplinary field on research and practical levels, Global Perspectives on Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Across the Lifecourse will be an invaluable text for undergraduate and graduate courses in a wide range of fields, including public health, global health, women’s studies, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, and human rights. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Girl Child Marriage: A Persistent Global Women’s Health and Human Rights Violation (Anita Raj, Emma Jackson, Serena Dunham)....Pages 3-19 The Role of Premarital Agency in Delaying Marriage and Reproductive Decision Making in Urban India (Marie A. Brault, Stephen L. Schensul, Shweta Bankar)....Pages 21-39 The Case for a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Preventing Child Marriage and Early Childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eunice Muthengi, Karen Austrian)....Pages 41-57 Reframing the Way We Think About Teenage Motherhood (Brittany D. Chambers, Jennifer Toller Erausquin)....Pages 59-71 Front Matter ....Pages 73-73 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC): Informed Choice and a Source of Empowerment Among Black Women in the United States (Kara Fransisco, Morgan Sanchez)....Pages 75-89 “Sickness of Shame”: Investigating Challenges and Resilience Among Women Living with Obstetric Fistula in Kenya (Charlotte E. Warren, Pooja Sripad, Annie Mwangi, Charity Ndwiga, Wilson Liambila, Ben Bellows)....Pages 91-109 Empowering Women in India to Influence Maternal Healthcare Quality Through Mobile Phones and Crowdsourcing (Aparajita Gogoi, Manju Katoch, Priya Agrawal)....Pages 111-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 The Role of Balinese Culture in Explaining Inconsistencies Between Fertility Intentions and Reproductive Outcomes (Mellissa Withers, Carole Browner, I. Nengah Ardika Adinata)....Pages 127-140 Knowing Client Rights and Meeting Their Needs: Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Meeting the Reproductive Needs and Rights of People Living with HIV in South Africa (Deborah Mindry, Pranitha Maharaj, Thabo Letsoalo, Chantal Munthree, Tamaryn Crankshaw)....Pages 141-158 Claiming the Abortion Narrative: A Qualitative Exploration of Mainstream and Social Media Reflections on Abortion (Natalie Whaley, Jenn Brandt)....Pages 159-171 The Criminalization of Women for Abortion in Chile (Michele Eggers)....Pages 173-188 Front Matter ....Pages 189-189 From Violence to Sex Work: Agency, Escaping Violence, and HIV Risk Among Establishment-Based Female Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico (Shonali M. Choudhury, Debbie Anglade, Kyuwon Park)....Pages 191-212 A Continuum of Severity of Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Among Black Women in the United States (Jamila K. Stockman, Kristin K. Gundersen)....Pages 213-231 A Conceptual Framework and Intervention Approach for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: The Safe & Sound Model in South Africa (Abigail M. Hatcher, Nataly Woollett, Christina C. Pallitto, Claudia Garcia-Moreno)....Pages 233-253 Invisible Survivors: Causes and Consequences of Violence Against Older Women and Promising Solutions (Jennifer McCleary-Sills, Cailin Crockett, Bergen Cooper)....Pages 255-271 Women’s Exposure to Sexual Violence Across the Life Cycle: An African Perspective (Lillian Artz, Talia Meer, Alex Müller)....Pages 273-293 Front Matter ....Pages 295-295 Economic Empowerment to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Women and Girls (Elizabeth Reed, Brooke S. West, Marissa Salazar, Ricardo Vera Monroy)....Pages 297-315 Women’s HIV Knowledge and Condom Use Across Diverse Relationship Types in the Dominican Republic and Haiti (Jennifer Toller Erausquin)....Pages 317-337 Women’s Partner Relationships and Reproductive and Sexual Health in Lusaka, Zambia (Lwendo Moonzwe Davis)....Pages 339-350 Women’s Sexual Pleasure and the Intimate Spaces of Heterosexual Sex in Cape Town, South Africa (Laura Pascoe)....Pages 351-366 Cervical Cancer Prevention in East Africa: Moving from Evidence to Implementation (Megan J. Huchko)....Pages 367-390 Menopause: A Contextualized Experience Across Social Structures (Engida Yisma, Stephanie Ly)....Pages 391-409 Back Matter ....Pages 411-441