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Women, reproduction, and health in rural Egypt : the Giza study /

Khattab, Hind A. S.

Women, reproduction, and health in rural Egypt : the Giza study / Giza study Hind Khattab, Nabil Younis, Huda Zurayk (Reproductive Health Working Group). - xvii, 220 pages ; 24 cm

"Dar el Kutub no. 3979/99"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index.

Foreword --
Introduction --
The conceptual framework: definition and determinants of reproductive morbidity --
The measurement framework --
Community and sample --
Moving into the field --
Findings: reproductive morbidity--prevalence and determinants --
Findings: the interaction of reproductive morbidity and family planning --
Findings: utilization of health services in the light of women's perceptions of gynecological and related morbidity --
Findings: utilization of health services in the light of women's perceptions related to obstetric morbidity and care --
Measuring reproductive morbidity: an evaluation of the questionnaire data --
Policy issues --
Epilogue --
Appendix 1: Publications of the Giza morbidity study --
Appendix 2: The medical examination forms --
Appendix 3: The questionnaire --
Appendix 4: regression analysis.

"The research body on which this volume is based has been internationally recognized as a pioneering example of interdisciplinary collaboration. Utilizing innovative field methods that combine the best of clinical medicine, epidemiology, and anthropology, the study examines the reproductive health of women living in an economically deprived rural area in Egypt's Giza governorate."--BOOK JACKET.

9774245288 9789774245282


Maternal health services--Egypt--Case studies.
Rural women--Health and hygiene--Egypt--Case studies.
Rural women--Social conditions--Egypt--Case studies.

362.198200962091734 / K.H.W