Shaharior Rahman Razu, Kim Usher, Rikki Jones, Md Shahidul Islam
{"title":"Health vulnerabilities of the female sex workers: A qualitative investigation from South-western region of Bangladesh.","authors":"Shaharior Rahman Razu, Kim Usher, Rikki Jones, Md Shahidul Islam","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2468453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2468453","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health issues of the marginalized social groups are often ignored in our society. In the present study, the authors investigate the health vulnerabilities of female sex workers (FSWs) in the South-western region of Bangladesh using a qualitative research approach. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with the female sex workers and some key informants using a semi-structured interview guide. The interviews were audio-tapped, transcribed, and analysed thematically. Five themes emerged from the data revealing an overall poor physical, mental, and sexual/reproductive health status of the female sex workers. There were different factors including lack of healthcare knowledge, and difficulty in accessing quality healthcare services contributing towards the vulnerable health status of these women in prostitution. It is an immediate necessity to bring attention to the socially vulnerable female sex workers through specialized healthcare support and services in addition to the promotion of social awareness.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Midwives' opinions and experiences of ethnocentrism and their perceptions of obstetric racism.","authors":"Emine Serap Çağan, Aysun Eksioglu, Rumeysa Taşkın, Ebru Solmaz, Serap Ejder Apay","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2464808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2464808","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors of this study aimed to explore midwives' views and perceptions of ethnocentrism regarding obstetric racism. A total of 336 midwives participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The authors utilized the Ethnocentrism Scale alongside demographic and professional information forms. The relationship between the ethnocentrism scale and certain variables related to midwives was analyzed using the t-test. Only 36% of the midwives heard of the term obstetric racism, and 38% reported that they observed behaviors indicating discrimination against pregnant refugee women. The mean score of the participants in the Ethnocentrism Scale in general was 53.01(5.74). The high perception of ethnocentrism can affect the interaction of midwives with people from different cultures.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors causing the development of quiet quitting in female employees and the role of motherhood: The case of Türkiye.","authors":"Zümrüt Yılar Erkek, Serap Öztürk Altınayak","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2463081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2463081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researchers aimed to determine the factors that cause the development of quiet quitting in female employees and the relationship between quiet quitting and the role of motherhood. Researchers the study is designed as a descriptive study. Researchers the study was conducted with 924 working mothers. Finding the received wages inadequate for the work performed was found to be the reason for quiet quitting in 92.2% of working mothers. The mean Quiet Quitting Symptoms Assessment Dimension (QQSAD) of the Mothers was found to be 3.94 ± 2.52, and the overall Myself as Mother Scale (MaMS) mean score was 46.16 ± 5.97. It was determined that there was a weak, significant, and negative relationship between the QQSAD and the MaMS mean scores. Researchers reveal, it was observed that many factors affected quiet quitting in working mothers, the rate of quiet quitting was high, and the acquisition of a motherhood role decreased as the symptoms of quiet quitting increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mediating role of negative attitudes toward menopause between benevolent sexist attitudes and irritability of perimenopausal women.","authors":"Fatma Kandemir, Olcay Bozkuş-Demir, Elif Kertişçi","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2460150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2460150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The role of sexism in the menopausal process and symptoms has not been thoroughly investigated in the literature. In this context, we aim to test whether ambivalent sexism predicts irritability through negative attitudes toward menopause in perimenopausal women. Accordingly, 223 perimenopausal women (<i>X̅<sub>age</sub></i>= 46.90) living in Turkey were included in the study sample. Our findings of the mediation analyses showed that negative attitudes toward menopause mediated the relationship between benevolent sexism (not hostile sexism) and irritability. Therefore, we suggested that benevolent sexism may have implicit and long-lasting negative effects on symptoms during perimenopause by instilling negative attitudes toward menopause, which is one of women's developmental transitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143366558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ebru İnan Kırmızıgül, Sümeyra Damsarsan, Nurgül Şimal Yavuz, Zehra Golbaşı
{"title":"Determination of women's perception of traumatic birth and influencing factors.","authors":"Ebru İnan Kırmızıgül, Sümeyra Damsarsan, Nurgül Şimal Yavuz, Zehra Golbaşı","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2454587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2454587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was conducted with a total of 273 women who had at least one vaginal birth in order to examine women's perceptions of traumatic births and the factors affecting these perceptions. This is a descriptive and correlational study. Womens Traumatic Birth Perception Scale (TBPS) mean score was 59.92 ± 35.73(Min = 0; Max = 130). It was determined that factors such as previous pregnancy complications, telling about the last birth, fear of birth, use of painkillers during birth, episiotomy, fundal compression at birth, and length of stay at birth affected the TBPS score (<i>p</i> < 0.05). These variables accounted for 48% of the variance in traumatic birth experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saeed Baradwan, Khalid Khadawardi, Omaima A Hamid, Afnan Baradwan, Noor Alanazi, Rania Mahfouz Abdelwahed, Mohamed Nasser Elshabrawi, Enas Sabry Fathy Elbeltagy, Somaia Ragab Eid Mohamed, Samar Shaban Abd Elazim Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhakim, Sameh Abdelmoneim Abdelhamed
{"title":"The impact of virtual reality on maternal anxiety, satisfaction, and fetal outcomes among pregnant women undergoing non-stress tests: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Saeed Baradwan, Khalid Khadawardi, Omaima A Hamid, Afnan Baradwan, Noor Alanazi, Rania Mahfouz Abdelwahed, Mohamed Nasser Elshabrawi, Enas Sabry Fathy Elbeltagy, Somaia Ragab Eid Mohamed, Samar Shaban Abd Elazim Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhakim, Sameh Abdelmoneim Abdelhamed","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2454588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2454588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to investigate the impact of virtual reality (VR) on maternal anxiety, satisfaction, and fetal physiological parameters during non-stress test (NST) in pregnant women. We conducted an extensive search across numerous databases to identify eligible studies from inception to April 2024. Researchers included randomized trials that compared VR intervention during NSTs in the third trimester with control groups. Data were analyzed through meta-analysis using Revman software. We identified four trials, encompassing 681 patients, that met the inclusion criteria. The VR group had significantly reduced anxiety levels and increased maternal satisfaction during NSTs. Furthermore, the VR group demonstrated higher basal fetal heart rate and more accelerations compared to the control group. Pregnant women in the VR group were also more likely to achieve a reactive NST, with a shorter duration of reactivity. Overall, VR use during NSTs effectively reduces maternal anxiety, enhances satisfaction, and improves fetal physiological parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariam A Ameer, Ammar M Al Abbad, Joud O Alsalem, Nawar M Alkhaldi, Kholoud O Alanazi, Shoug F Alkawikbi, Mashael F Alhadi, Sara A Alasker, Hadeel S Alsirhani, Fahad Alanazi, Mohamed I Kamel
{"title":"Effect of early follicular phase of menstrual cycle on hip flexion-extension isokinetic parameters in sedentary female students.","authors":"Mariam A Ameer, Ammar M Al Abbad, Joud O Alsalem, Nawar M Alkhaldi, Kholoud O Alanazi, Shoug F Alkawikbi, Mashael F Alhadi, Sara A Alasker, Hadeel S Alsirhani, Fahad Alanazi, Mohamed I Kamel","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2445239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2024.2445239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researchers conducted this observational study on sixty young females to detect the effect of the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle on hip muscle performance. The Biodex Isokinetic dynamometer 4 pro was used. The authors used a dependent t-test and detected a statistically significant increase in the mean values of all hip flexion and extension isokinetic parameters at angular velocities 90°/sec and 180°/sec (<i>p</i> < 0.05) post-menstruation in comparison to the early follicular phase. The AGON/ANTAG ratio and hip ROM had a statistically significant reduction at the angular velocity 90°/sec (<i>p</i> = 0.003, <i>p</i> = 0.041 respectively) post-menstruation in comparison to the early follicular phase, while they showed no statistically significant change at the angular velocity 180°/sec (<i>p</i> = 0.070, <i>p</i> = 0.236 respectively). The authors through these results try to direct physiotherapists and physical education instructors to schedule training and activities for sedentary females according to their menstrual cycles to avoid any risk of injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research to help practitioners and individuals treat mental health issues.","authors":"Eleanor Krassen Covan, Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2494450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2494450","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":"46 5","pages":"523-526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144003884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Reyes-Flores, Rafael Ramírez-Ramírez, Eduardo Pérez-Campos, Laura Pérez-Campos Mayoral, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta, Eduardo Pérez-Campos Mayoral
{"title":"Attention to health care in the context of instability. In health care for women international.","authors":"Adriana Reyes-Flores, Rafael Ramírez-Ramírez, Eduardo Pérez-Campos, Laura Pérez-Campos Mayoral, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta, Eduardo Pérez-Campos Mayoral","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2395305","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2395305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Mexico, the first attack dates back to 1988, but it was not identified until 2022. This violence remained invisible and minimized, but since then 42 acid attacks against women have been recorded, of which 5 victims died as a result of the attack and its medical complications. We think that families should be educated to eliminate misogyny in families and ensure that women are valued equally as men. We also think that education from childhood, questioning one's own beliefs, challenging stereotypes and gender roles, deconstructing prejudices, reporting, and acting with empathy and compassion are fundamental in a society with gender equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of fatalism perception of pregnant women on taking precautions against the risk of virus transmission in the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey.","authors":"Bahtısen Kartal, Derya Şahin, Özlem Güner","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2196249","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2196249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Covid-19 pandemic has affected all over the world, particularly affecting risky groups and causing the deaths of millions of people. Owing to the systemic changes that occur during pregnancy, pregnant women are among the risk groups. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of the fatalism tendency of the pregnant women on the precautions they take to protect themselves from the risk of virus transmission. We conducted this study as descriptive cross-sectional. We collected the data between February 11<sup>th</sup> and March 24<sup>th</sup>, 2021. The sample of this study comprised of 418 pregnant women. Fatalism tendency was high in the pregnant women with low education and income levels and housewives. It was determined that the pregnant women with a high tendency of fatalism wore less masks. The beliefs of individuals should not be ignored while creating health policies in the fight against the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"261-277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9603425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}