Objective: To quantify the loss to follow-up rate after abnormal Pap test results at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center, an Indian Health Service regional facility, and identify barriers to follow-up from the patients’ point of view. Materials and Methods: Patient records were used to identify women who had abnormal Pap tests in 2002 and to document the status of their follow-up care. Women who ...

Abstract Livestock depredation by snow leopards Panthera uncia poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of pastoral communities and engenders negative attitudes towards species, threatening its survival. We conducted 104 semi-structured interviews within local (livestock herders owners) in Nyesyang valley Manang District, Annapurna Conservation Area, western Nepal, assess status livestock ...

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is high prevalent in older women. Little is known about how they manage with this chronic condition from their points of view. The aim of this study was to explore older women’s experiences of management strategies in dealing with UI. Methods: Eight community dwelling women aged 60 and over, with long term UI participated in this qualitative st...

abstract background: many factors have been mentioned to influence decision‑making for different kinds of delivery. decision‑making for vaginal delivery is under the influence of culture, perceptions, beliefs, values, attitudes, personalities, and knowledge. the current study aims at exploring the determinants of decision‑making for vaginal delivery in the north of iran from women’s perspective...

objective: to explore the context, experiences and pathways of seeking abortion care among married women in a minority dominated urban slum community in mumbai city of india. materials and methods: a mixed-method study was conducted using a systematic random sampling method to select 282 respondents from the slum community. one fifth of these womenreported undergoing at least one induced aborti...

OBJECTIVE To describe the infant feeding practices and attitudes of women who used prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in rural Zimbabwe. DESIGN A cross-sectional study including structured interviews and focus group discussions was conducted between June 2003 and February 2004. SETTING The study took place in Murambinda Mission Hospital (Buhera District, Mani...

OBJECTIVE The goal was to develop the Women's Health Registry, a research participant database that prospectively collects detailed information on potential research subjects to assist in linking them with open research protocols and to assess investigator use and satisfaction with this Registry. METHODS The Women's Health Registry was launched in 1999. Women aged > or =18 years were recruite...

To investigate deterrents to family planning practices among Swazi women, 205 structured interviews were conducted with conveniently selected women in the four geographical regions of Swaziland. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse data. These results revealed that cultural practices, religious beliefs, gender issues and health care practices were the main barr...