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“Always A Double-Edged Sword”: How Women And Health Care Providers Navigate Issues Of Contraception In Differing Senegalese Communities, Angelina Strohbach
“Always A Double-Edged Sword”: How Women And Health Care Providers Navigate Issues Of Contraception In Differing Senegalese Communities, Angelina Strohbach
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This paper examines how women and health care providers in two distinct Senegalese settings—Dakar and Mouit, a village located within the Gandiol region-- navigate contraception as both a social and medical good. Contraception is an invaluable tool in terms of advancing women’s right to reproductive health, but major discrepancies in its usage exist across a variety of social lines in Senegal, including level of education, marital status, occupation, age, and living in a rural versus urban setting. What socially constructed thought processes and lived experiences contribute to these discrepancies? In a cultural context heavily based upon tradition and Islamic faith, …
Health Is Still Social: Contemporary Examples In The Age Of The Genome, Timothy Holtz Md, Seth M. Holmes Phd, Md, Scott Stonington Phd, Md, Leon Eisenberg Md
Health Is Still Social: Contemporary Examples In The Age Of The Genome, Timothy Holtz Md, Seth M. Holmes Phd, Md, Scott Stonington Phd, Md, Leon Eisenberg Md
Seth M. Holmes PhD, MD
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