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Record W2197055295 · doi:10.1016/j.rhm.2015.11.018

Exploring Somali women’s reproductive health knowledge and experiences: results from focus group discussions in Mogadishu

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Faduma Gure, Marian Yusuf, Angel M. Foster

Bibliographic record

VenueReproductive Health Matters · 2015
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicGlobal Maternal and Child Health
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Ottawa
FundersOntario Ministry of Health and Long-Term CareSociety of Family Planning
KeywordsSomaliFocus groupReproductive healthFocus (optics)Group (periodic table)Sexual and reproductive health and rightsGender studiesPopulationSociologyMedicineDemographyReproductive rightsAnthropology

Abstract

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With a total fertility ratio of 6.7 children per woman, a maternal mortality ratio over 1,000 deaths per 100,000 live births, high rates of sexual and gender-based violence, and the lowest contraceptive prevalence rate in the world, women’s reproductive health indices in Somalia prove alarming. The voices of women living in Somalia have long been neglected and we undertook this qualitative study to explore women’s reproductive health knowledge and experiences. In 2014, we conducted four focus group discussions with 21 married and unmarried women of reproductive age living in Mogadishu, Somalia. Discussions took place in Somali and we used a constant comparative approach to analyse the discussions for content and themes. Our findings reveal that misinformation, restrictive policies, mistrust of clinicians, and prohibitively expensive services shape women’s experiences and health-seeking behaviours. Women identified the need for culturally resonant reproductive health information and services as a significant priority. As Somalia begins to emerge from over two decades of civil war, it is imperative that comprehensive reproductive health issues are included on the national agenda and that women’s perspectives are incorporated into future policies and interventions.RésuméAvec un taux de fécondité total de 6,7 enfants par femme, un taux de mortalité maternelle supérieur à 1000 décès pour 100 000 naissances vivantes, des proportions élevées de violence sexuelle et sexiste et le plus faible taux d’utilisation de contraceptifs au monde, les indicateurs de la santé génésique des femmes en Somalie sont préoccupants. Nous avons entrepris cette analyse qualitative pour étudier les connaissances et les expériences des femmes en matière de santé génésique. En 2014, nous avons organisé quatre discussions de groupe avec 21 femmes mariées et célibataires en âge de procréer qui vivaient à Mogadiscio (Somalie). Les discussions se sont déroulées en somali et nous avons utilisé une approche comparative constante pour analyser le contenu et les thèmes des discussions. Nos conclusions ont révélé que la désinformation, les politiques restrictives, la méfiance à l’égard des cliniciens et le coût prohibitif des services façonnent les expériences des femmes et leur comportement de recherche de soins. Les femmes ont jugé que le besoin d’informations et de services de santé génésique culturellement adaptés était une priorité. Les voix des femmes vivant en Somalie sont depuis longtemps négligées. Alors que la Somalie commence à émerger de plus de vingt années de guerre civile, il est impératif d’inclure des questions globales de santé génésique à l’ordre du jour national et d’intégrer les perspectives des femmes dans les futures politiques et interventions.ResumenCon una tasa de fertilidad total de 6.7 hijos por cada mujer, una razón de mortalidad materna de más de 1000 muertes por cada 100,000 nacidos vivos, altas tasas de violencia sexual y violencia de género, y la menor tasa de prevalencia de uso de anticonceptivos del mundo, los índices de salud reproductiva de las mujeres en Somalia son alarmantes. Desde hace mucho tiempo, se hace caso omiso a las voces de mujeres que viven en Somalia. Llevamos a cabo este estudio cualitativo para examinar los conocimientos y experiencias de salud reproductiva de las mujeres. En 2014, realizamos cuatro discusiones en grupos focales con 21 mujeres casadas y solteras en edad reproductiva, que vivían en Mogadishu, en Somalia. Las discusiones se llevaron a cabo en somalí y utilizamos un enfoque comparativo constante para analizar el contenido y las temáticas de las discusiones. Nuestros hallazgos revelan que la información incorrecta, políticas restrictivas, desconfianza en médicos y servicios prohibitivamente caros afectan las experiencias de las mujeres y sus comportamientos con relación a la búsqueda de servicios de salud. Las mujeres identificaron como una prioridad significativa la necesidad de recibir información y servicios de salud reproductiva culturalmente resonantes. A medida que Somalia empieza a emerger de más de dos décadas de guerra civil, es imperativo incluir en la agenda nacional asuntos relacionados con la salud reproductiva integral e incorporar las perspectivas de las mujeres en futuras políticas e intervenciones.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.008
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.007
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Qualitative · Consensus signal: Qualitative
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.013
Threshold uncertainty score0.041

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0080.007
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0130.006
Scholarly communication0.0020.002
Open science0.0010.005
Research integrity0.0020.002
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0030.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.111
GPT teacher head0.342
Teacher spread0.230 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designQualitative
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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