Factors affecting women's health-related behaviors and safe motherhood: a qualitative study from a refugee camp in eastern Sudan.
We aim to provide a deeper understanding of a broader range of potential factors affecting risk behaviors related to safe motherhood among refugee women in Eastern Sudan, thus creating a basis for further research in behavioral change. Risk behaviors chosen for this study follow (1) practice of female genital cutting, (2) adopting family planning (FP) practices, (3) usage of a skilled birth attendant, and (4) response to obstetric complications. Analyzing findings with the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, we found that factors frequently were uncontrollable for an individual woman, suggesting the importance of a supportive political, social, and educational environment for safe motherhood.
Furuta
Marie
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Faculty of Nursing, St. Mary's College, Fukuoka, Japan.
Mori
Rintaro
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013397:Sudan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires