了解受洪水影响地区妇女在获取性和生殖健康服务方面所面临的挑战:来自灾难的巴基斯坦的快速评估
Mariam Ashraf1, Sara Shahzad2, Pamela Sequeria1
1Integrity, Islamabad, Pakistan.
BioMed research international
|April 9, 2024
概括
巴基斯坦 巴基斯坦 巴基斯坦.
科学领域:
- 气候变化的脆弱性 气候变化的脆弱性
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 灾害管理 灾害管理
背景情况:
- 巴基斯坦非常容易受到气候变化的影响,在全球排名第五.
- 2022年的洪水严重影响了3300万人口,损坏了200多万套房屋,使800万人流离失所.
- 妇女和儿童受到了不成比例的影响,需要紧急的医疗和生殖健康护理.
研究的目的:
- 了解巴基斯坦受洪水影响的人口面临的医疗保健挑战.
- 为有效的医疗保健计划和气候适应性卫生系统的规划提供信息.
- 评估受洪水影响地区妇女获得性和生殖健康服务的机会.
主要方法:
- 使用混合方法方法 (定性和定量) 的快速评估.
- 与医疗保健提供者,政府官员和发展伙伴进行了52次深入采访.
- 在救援营中对422名妇女 (15-49岁) 进行了横截面调查,重点关注性和生殖健康服务的获取.
主要成果:
- 省份没有为洪水的规模做好准备,缺乏医疗保健工作人员,设备,药物和食物.
- 84%的难民营妇女对救援服务感到不满;30%的妇女依赖慈善机构.
- 77%的人报告性和生殖健康服务的获取有限,69%的女孩停止上学.
结论:
- 在受洪水影响的地区,没有针对性和生殖健康服务的具体规划.
- 障碍包括政府和发展伙伴缺乏为满足妇女需求做好准备.
- 合作努力对于提高灾害管理能力和应对健康挑战至关重要.
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