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Disparities in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at the Intersection of Disability and Female Adolescence in Tanzania (2021)
Mesiäislehto, V., Katsui, H., & Sambaiga, R. (2021). Disparities in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at the Intersection of Disability and Female Adolescence in Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041657
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Mesiäislehto, Virpi; Katsui, Hisayo; Sambaiga, Richard
Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN: 1661-7827
eISSN: 1660-4601
Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
Volyymi: 18
Lehden numero: 4
Artikkelinumero: 1657
Kustantaja: MDPI
Julkaisumaa: Sveitsi
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041657
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74350
Tiivistelmä
Despite at times having greater needs for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, adolescents with disabilities often face challenges when trying to access them. This inaccessibility is further exacerbated during female adolescence. The qualitative study examines how SRH services respond to the characteristics of Tanzanian adolescent females with disabilities. We used the method of empathy-based stories to investigate the perceptions of 136 adolescent females with disabilities of their access to SRH services in Tanzania. The study used thematic content analysis and the Levesque model of health care access was applied as an analytical framework. The results demonstrate that discrimination affects access at different phases of care-seeking, that affectionate behaviour of providers is a central enabler of access, and that for this population access relies on a collective effort. We propose that affection, as an enabler of access, is as an additional provider dimension of access to SRH services for adolescents with disabilities, serving as a "reasonable accommodation" to the health care systems in southern contexts and beyond.
YSO-asiasanat: seksuaaliterveys; lisääntymisterveys; terveydenhoito; terveyspalvelut; saavutettavuus; nuoret; tytöt; vammaiset; vammaisuus; tasa-arvo
Vapaat asiasanat: Tansania
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2021
JUFO-taso: 1