Empowering Women Through Better Healthcare and Nutrition in Developing Countries/NAM S Centre

Sharma, Sheel

• Publisher: Regency Publications
• eBook ISBN:
  9789351301684
• Year: 2021

Besides economic growth, the development also encompasses human, social, political and technological progress. In fact, women are a great human resource and their role in society is crucial for its socio-economic development. However, the women as yet comprise only a small percentage of the scientific and academic community. Given proper own space, women can play an important role in the scientific, technical and social development of the country. In this context, women's health is of crucial importance, which is greatly affected by the ways in which they are treated and the status they are given in the society as a whole. Women's health refers to the specific issues pertaining to the human female anatomy. In this concern, the nutritional status of woman in the developing countries is causing concern which affects the health of the children too. The gender discrimination, particularly in the developing countries, leaves women vulnerable to disease and death. Thus there is an immense need to critically examine the healthcare risks facing women, specifically of child bearing age, in developing countries. In this context, to understand the current status of women's healthcare and nutrition and related traditions and policies, and to identify the areas of weaknesses, stumbling blocks and challenges in providing adequate healthcare nutrition to women, a 3-day International Conference on 'Empowering Women in Developing Countries through better Healthcare and Nutrition' was organized by the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) on 22-24 April 2010 jointly with the Women Studies and Societal Development Unit of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani (Rajasthan), India, with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), at the BITS Campus. The present publication is an outcome of this International Workshop and reflects the views and experiences of scholars and policy makers deliberated during this Conference and includes contributions on the present perspective of empowering women in developing countries through better healthcare and nutrition. The publication will serve as a valuable reference material for policy makers, the scientific community and the public at large, particularly in the developing countries, and help in evolving better strategies to give rightful place to women in socio-economic development.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Health and Nutrition for Women and Children in Cambodia
• 2. Impact of Health Education on Mothers and Nurses to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome Among High Risk Infants
• 3. Quality of Care Provided to Thalassemic Children at Menoufia University Hospital
• 4. Herbals in Promoting Nutrition among Children and Women
• 5. Empowering Women in India through better Reproductive Healthcare
• 6. The Role of Awareness, Comprehension and Attitude Constructs in Behaviour Adoption towards Alleviation of Nutritional Anaemia: A Before-and-After Study of Adolescent School Girls
• 7. Health and Nutrition Concerns of Women in Reproductive and Post-Reproductive Years in Developing Countries
• 8. Assessment of the Prevalence of Under-nutrition and Anaemia in Adolescents Residing in Villages around Pilani Area of Rajas han State in India
• 9. The Impact of Decentralization Health Authority on Safe Motherhood Program in Indonesia
• 10. The Role of Employment on Women’s Mental Health
• 11. The Effect of Hygiene and Nutrition on Women’s Empowerment
• 12. Health of Women in Iran
• 13. Empowering Women through Better Healthcare and Nutrition: The Case of Kenya
• 14. HIV/AIDS and Low Births Weight in Kenya: Experiences, Challenges and Effective Interventions
• 15. Women in Politics and Public Life (Modern Russia)
• 16. Maternal Health and Low Birth Weight Problems in Tanzania: Possible Reasons and Potential Remedies
• 17. Healthcare and Nutrition in Myanmar
• 18. Women Economic Empowerment through Value Addition to Local Raw Materials: The Role of Raw Materials Research and Developme t Council, Abuja, Nigeria
• 19. Nutrition Knowledge, Beliefs and Dietary Habits and their Gender Association amongst Omani Elderly in Nizwa Wilayat: An Input For Policy Implications
• 20. A Method for Effectively Employing Graphic Communication Campaigns in the Prevention and Resolution of Health and Nutritio al Problems
• 21. Narratives Around Dietary and Exercise Practices of Young Urban Females
• 22. Prevalence of Under-nutrition and Associated Factors Among Females Aged 13–16 Years in Plantation Sector Medical Officer o Health (MOH) Area in Sri Lanka
• 23. Role of Elected Women in Panchayati Raj and their Knowledge Level in Reproductive and Child Healthcare
• 24. Traditional Leafy Vegetables as a Source of Pro-Vitamin A Carotenoids for Under Five Year Olds in Uganda
• 25. Maternal and Child Health