Community perspectives on the extent to which transactional sex is viewed as sexual exploitation in Central UgandaBMC International Health and Human Rights - Tập 20 - Trang 1-16 - 2020
N. Kyegombe, R. Meiksin, S. Namakula, J. Mulindwa, R. Muhumuza, J. Wamoyi, L. Heise, A. M. Buller
Definitions of child sexual exploitation vary. Sexual exploitation violates children’s rights and exposes them to mental and physical harm. There exist differences in views of behaviour that is considered exploitative, including transactional sex. This paper explores community perspectives on the extent to which transactional sex is considered exploitative. In 2014, we conducted 19 focus group dis...... hiện toàn bộ
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Sierra Leone: are educated women intending to circumcise their daughters?BMC International Health and Human Rights - Tập 20 - Trang 1-11 - 2020
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Kofi Aduo-Adjei, Aisha Sena-Iddrisu
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been recognized as a gross violation of human rights of girls and women. This is well established in numerous international legal instruments. It forms part of the initiation ceremony that confers womanhood in Sierra Leone. Girls and women who are subjected to this practice are considered to be ready for marriage by their parents and communities and ar...... hiện toàn bộ
Paediatric referrals in rural Tanzania: the Kilombero District Study – a case seriesBMC International Health and Human Rights - Tập 2 - Trang 1-6 - 2002
Fidel Font, Llorens Quinto, Honoraty Masanja, Rose Nathan, Carlos Ascaso, Clara Menendez, Marcel Tanner, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Pedro Alonso
Referral is a critical part of appropriate primary care and of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. We set out to study referrals from the aspect both of primary level facilities and the referral hospital in Kilombero District, southern Tanzania. Through record review and a separate prospective study we estimate referral rates, report on delays in reaching referral care ...... hiện toàn bộ