Factors influencing the use of reproductive health care services among married adolescent girls in Dang District, Nepal: a qualitative study
| Autor: | Poonam Rishal, Binita Maharjan, Joar Svanemyr |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Rural Population
medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Reproductive medicine Verbal abuse lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Nepal Pregnancy Child marriage Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Marriage Qualitative Research lcsh:RG1-991 Reproductive health 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry And adolescent health Obstetrics and Gynecology Health-seeking behaviour Focus Groups Patient Acceptance of Health Care Focus group Family medicine Pregnancy in Adolescence Female Reproductive Health Services Rural area business Qualitative research Research Article Health care services |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-019-2298-3 |
| Popis: | Background Child marriage is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes, and the practice is still alarmingly common. Together with efforts to end child marriage, it is essential to provide adequate health care to already married adolescents. However, to date there has been very limited research on health care-seeking practices among married adolescents in Nepal. Method The study was conducted in a rural part of Dang District situated in the Mid-western region of Nepal. We combined thirteen individual interviews and four focus group discussions with 17–20 years old women who had married before the age of 18 years and individual interviews with 10 key informants. Results Pressure to give birth early, limited autonomy, and little knowledge about reproductive health issues make married adolescents vulnerable to risky pregnancies. Early-married women face a range of barriers to use existing health services including work overload, transport and distance to health care facilities, qualities of services, verbal abuse by health care providers, and shyness and embarrassment. Conclusion Women who marry and become pregnant during adolescence face a number of barriers that limit their access to health care services and they need more attention from the health services and policy makers. More youth friendly health services and education about sexual and reproductive health should be key elements in strategies to address the health issues of early-married women and adolescent girls. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
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