Lymphatic filariasis and the women of India
Lymphatic filariasis and the women of India
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DOI：
10.1016/0277-9536(95)00288-x
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发表时间：
1996-05-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Bandyopadhyay, L
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作者：
Bandyopadhyay, L
淋巴丝虫病是穷人和弱势群体的疾病，过去很少受到关注。特别是，对妇女和淋巴丝虫病缺乏对性别问题有敏感认识的研究。妇女在很大程度上患有淋巴丝虫病，但尴尬、羞耻、文化限制和社会禁忌是阻止她们报告问题和寻求帮助的一些原因。因此，妇女默默地承受着这种疾病的冲击。这项研究试图从性别角度获得关于妇女和淋巴丝虫病的基本信息。为了了解淋巴丝虫病对印度妇女的影响，这项研究采用了一个整体框架，其中包括妇女生活中的所有问题，如她们对这一疾病的看法、她们作为社会和经济实体的作用以及她们与他人的关系;此外还有她们的生殖作用。本研究采质性研究方法，采非正式访谈之技术。在印度城市和农村地区的家访、诊所、初级保健中心和学校，对88名妇女和39名儿童进行了访谈。该研究获得了急需的信息，包括印度妇女对淋巴丝虫病的认识、该疾病对妇女的影响，包括社会和经济方面、诊所就诊情况和患病妇女获得保健的障碍，以及妇女对淋巴丝虫病控制方案的认识。这项研究还发现了妇女如何科普残疾或疾病的其他表现。本文讨论淋巴丝虫病使用性别敏感的方法。它回顾了文献，描述了研究，分析了结果，并提出了可行的疾病控制计划，妇女与多部门的方法。版权所有（C）1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
Lymphatic filariasis is a disease of the poor and underprivileged and has received little attention in the past. In particular, there has been a lack of gender sensitive research on women and lymphatic filariasis. Women suffer from lymphatic filariasis to a great extent but embarrassment, shame, cultural constraints and social taboos are some of the reasons that refrain them from reporting problems and seeking help. Women are thus silently bearing the brunt of this disease. This study has tried to obtain basic information on women and lymphatic filariasis with a gender approach. To understand the consequence of lymphatic filariasis on women in India, a holistic framework was used for this study, which encompasses all issues in women's lives such as their perspective on the disease, their role as social and economic entities and their relationships with others; in addition to their reproductive role. A qualitative approach using the technique of informal interview was used for this research. Eighty-eight women and 39 children were interviewed, during home visits and at clinics, primary health care centers and schools in both urban and rural areas in India. The study has obtained the much needed information on the knowledge of lymphatic filariasis among women in India, the impact of the disease on the women which include the social and economic aspects, clinic attendance and the barriers to health care for women with the disease, and women's awareness regarding control programs for lymphatic filariasis. The study also found how women cope with the disabilities or other manifestations of the disease. This paper discusses lymphatic filariasis using a gender sensitive approach. It reviews the literature, describes the study, analyzes the results and suggests feasible disease control programs for women with a multisectoral approach. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd