The Meaning of RTI in Vietnam—A Qualitative Study of Illness Representation: Collaboration or Self-Regulation?
| Autor: | Pamina M. Gorbach, Eugenia Eng, Amy Ong Tsui, Dao T. Khanh Hoa |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Coping (psychology) Population Sexually Transmitted Diseases Peer Group Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0504 sociology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Adaptation Psychological Ethnicity Humans Medicine education Reproductive health education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry 05 social sciences Sick Role Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support 050401 social sciences methods Peer group Self Care Vietnam Family Planning Services Structured interview Female Health education Medicine Traditional 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial Intrauterine Devices Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Health Education & Behavior. 24:773-785 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6127 1090-1981 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/109019819702400611 |
| Popis: | In collaboration with the National Committee for Population and Family Planning, a study was conducted in a rural and urban commune of northern Vietnam to provide community-level information about women's reproductive health and behaviors. Ethnographic and structured interviews were conducted with 32 women. A psychosocial model of health behavior, the Dual Process Model, was applied to provide a theoretical framework for understanding women's interpretations of, and strategies for, coping with symptoms of reproductive tract infections (RTIs). Women were found to interpret and manage RTI symptoms collaboratively with other women. Therefore, women's approach to care seeking was influenced heavily by their peer network and not driven by their method of family planning. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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