{"title":"Relationship between family support, personal communication, shared decision making, and breastfeeding in low birth weight babies.","authors":"Nikmatur Rohmah, Agung Dwi Laksono","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2190592","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2190592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breastfeeding promotion is done in the form of education, not shared decision making. Consequently, breastfeeding while in hospital is still so low that problems arise after being discharged from the hospital. Researchers aimed to analyze the relationship between family support, personal communication, shared decision making, and breastfeeding in low birth weight babies. This study was a cross-sectional design conducted in three hospitals in the East Java province of Indonesia. Two-hundred mothers who have babies were selected as samples using simple random sampling. The variables were collected by a questionnaire. The data were then analyzed using path analysis. Breastfeeding showed a direct and positive relationship with shared decision making (<i>b</i> = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.25 to 0.81; <i>p</i> = <0.001). Shared decision making was directly and positively related with personal communication (<i>b</i> = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.56 to 0.77; <i>p</i> = <0.001). Personal communication showed a direct and positive relationship with family support (<i>b</i> = 0.40 95% CI = 0.24 to 0.57; <i>p</i> = <0.001). Yet, breastfeeding showed an indirect relationship with family support and personal communication. Breastfeeding increases with shared decision making and excellent personal communication between nurses and mothers. Personal communication will increase when getting support from the family.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"45-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9557932","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":"Do users of skin-lightening products recognize their consequences? A socio-anthropological study on awareness of skin depigmentation consequences among female users in Burkina Faso.","authors":"Abdramane Berthé","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2373849","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2373849","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skin depigmentation's sociocultural and health impacts are widely studied. This socio-anthropological study in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, involving 46 women, explores their awareness of both positive and negative effects of skin-lightening products. Ethical standards guided the research, which included a literature review and in-depth interviews. Users recognize benefits like improved self-esteem and social status, alongside health risks like skin diseases and sun sensitivity. The decision to use these products reflects a thoughtful balance of personal, social, and economic benefits against potential health risks, indicating a nuanced understanding of skin depigmentation's impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"565-584"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141559978","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":"Editor's table of literature contributions.","authors":"Eleanor Krassen Covan","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2444158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2024.2444158","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":"46 2","pages":"95-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068904","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":"Predicting pregnant women's intentions toward normal vaginal delivery based on the expanded Theory of Planned Behavior.","authors":"Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh, Razieh Akbari, Fatemeh Sabzevari, Zahra Panahi, Habibeh Bashirnezhad Dastjerdi","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2192189","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2192189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cesarean delivery continues to increase due to various reasons, considering its negative effects, our aim in this research is to investigate the behavioral intention of pregnant women who choose vaginal delivery. In this regard, the expanded Theory of Planned Behavior was used by increasing two predictor variables. About 188 pregnant women voluntarily participated in this research in some healthcare centers in Tehran County, Iran. Our results showed that this enhanced model can increase the power of the original theory. Overall, the expanded model successfully described the mode of delivery among Iranian women and explained 59.4% of the variation in the intention variable with a stronger effect. The effect of the variables added to the model was indirectly significant. Among all the variables, attitude showed the best effect on the choice of normal vaginal delivery, and after that, the variable of general health orientation had a greater effect on attitude.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"248-260"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9198673","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":"Relationship of increased fruit/vegetable intake with reduced consumption of sweets: Psychological mechanisms and associated weight loss in women within behavioral obesity treatments.","authors":"James J Annesi, Jane K Jennings","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2359555","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2359555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although an increase in fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in adults might result in reductions in their intake of sweets, there has been minimal direct testing of this. Women participated in 6-month community-based obesity treatment conditions where either their psychological skills development (<i>n</i> = 66) or knowledge regarding healthful eating and exercise (<i>n</i> = 39) was emphasized. Improvements in FV and sweets intake, eating-related self-regulation, self-efficacy for controlled eating, and negative mood were significantly more pronounced in the psychological skills group participants. Together, participants' change in self-regulation, self-efficacy, and mood significantly mediated the relationship of their changes in FV and sweets. Within simple mediation analyses, participants' changes in self-efficacy and negative mood were significant mediators, and their treatment group membership moderated effects on sweets. We provided suggestions for future treatments based on the present findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"73-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238742","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":"<i>\"We feel ashamed to talk about it\".</i> Navigating mental health problems for women in rural Pakistan: An interplay of financial, sociocultural, and environmental factors.","authors":"Seema Lasi, Gul Afshan, Javed Iqbal, Laiba Ayub","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2454579","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2454579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors of this research explored community perspectives on women's mental health in rural Pakistan, using a qualitative approach to identify beliefs hindering women's access to mental healthcare. Data were collected through 15 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 15 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with stakeholders in Gilgit-Baltistan, using purposive sampling. The researchers revealed low community awareness of mental health and a lack of diagnostic and treatment services for women. Financial, sociocultural, and environmental factors, along with gender discrimination, poverty, and violence, worsened women's mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic further escalated issues due to lockdowns, school closures, increased workload, and reduced income. The authors' results suggest that women living in rural Pakistan face a significant burden of mental health challenges, coupled with obstacles that limit their access to treatment. The authors underscored the need for both universal and targeted interventions to address mental health challenges among rural women.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"545-564"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029915","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":"Elusive control in women's health.","authors":"Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2024.2442252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2024.2442252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":"46 2","pages":"97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068907","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 effectiveness of a training program based on the Human Caring Theory to caring behaviors and post-cesarean caring outcomes.","authors":"Elif Keten Edis, Özen Kulakaç","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2192184","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2192184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was conducted to determine the effects of the Human Caring Theory-based post-cesarean caring and pain management training on caring behaviors and caring outcomes. The sample consisted of 25 nurses, midwives and 208 women who had cesarean. Nurses and midwives were given training based on Human Caring Theory, which consisted of three sessions. Nurses and midwives caring behavior scores increased after the training. Midwives' self-rating scores, the rate of using a scale to assess pain and recording information on pain assessment increased. Caring satisfaction and perception of the caring behavior of women who had cesarean increased and their pain levels decreased.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"232-247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9169319","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 relationship between women's sexual function and type of delivery and pelvic organ prolapse: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Maryam Moradi, Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh, Azin Niazi, Malihe Afiat","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2223150","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2023.2223150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ABSTRACTsThe probable relationship between type of delivery and postpartum sexual function is one of the reasons behind women's tendency to cesarean. This study was performed with 250 women participants. Female Sexual Function Index and examination form were used to determine pelvic organ prolapse and its severity and type based on POP-Q. Our results showed the difference between the mean performance score in the dimensions of desire (<i>p</i> = .19), lubrication (<i>p</i> = .08), orgasm (0.13), pain (<i>p</i> = .08), and satisfaction (<i>p</i> = .06) was not significant in the two groups of vaginal delivery and cesarean, but the difference between the mean score of sexual function in the dimension of total score (<i>p</i> = .002) was significant in the two groups. Regarding the relationship between sexual function and pelvic organ prolapse, the total score of sexual function in women with uterine, cystocele, and rectocele prolapse was significantly lower (<i>p</i> < .001). Researchers should work to provide more evidence on relationship of female sexual function and the type of delivery and pelvic organ prolapse.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"149-161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10051318","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}
Francesca Tessitore, Marica Gallo, Francesca Del Vecchio, Mauro Cozzolino
{"title":"The feminine and the war: A systematic review on gender-sensitive research during Russia-Ukraine war.","authors":"Francesca Tessitore, Marica Gallo, Francesca Del Vecchio, Mauro Cozzolino","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2476500","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2476500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researchers investigating the psychological impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict indicate that women are at heightened risk of developing psychological disturbances compared to men. Thus, an in-depth examination of how psychological research address the mental health status and experiences of Ukrainian women during the current conflict is warranted. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review on psychological research on Ukrainian women during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 7 articles were deemed eligible for inclusion and three primary research trajectories were identified: <i>Women Caring for Women</i>; <i>Where War Destroys, Life Reemerges</i>; <i>Negotiations and Resistance</i>. Overall, research on this topic is underdeveloped. Given the vulnerability of this population, further studies adopting a gender-sensitive approach are urgently needed. The identified research trajectories illuminate key themes investigated by the international scientific community, also offering insights into how researchers in the field of psychology engage with the extreme trauma of war and its intersection with feminine experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"435-452"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658957","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}