title: Chilean women's reflections about womanhood and sexuality during midlife in a Swedish or Chilean context.
abstract: In order to learn about Chilean women's reflections about womanhood and sexuality during midlife, we held focus group discussions (FGDs) with middle-aged Chilean women living in Stockholm, Sweden, or in Santiago, Chile. We used thematic content analysis for the qualitative data. Emerging themes follow; societal expectations on women, perceptions about sexual relationships, and women's social stigmatization. The women had since childhood been strongly influenced by a gender-imbalanced world, which had made them socially, economically, and biologically at higher risk for exploitation during life. More focus should be directed to middle-aged women's life situation and promotion of gender equity in society.
authors.affiliation: Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. lbinfa@med.uchile.cl
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Binfa
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Anna-Berit
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ransjö-Arvidson
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D014933:Women's Rights