Assessing burden, risk factors, and perceived impact of uterine fibroids on women's lives in rural Haiti: implications for advancing a health equity agenda, a mixed methods study.
Christophe MillienAnatole ManziArlene M KatzHannah GilbertMary C Smith FawziPaul E FarmerJoia MukherjeePublished in: International journal for equity in health (2021)
A vicious cycle of poverty negatively impacts access to care for uterine fibroids in Haiti. Health insurance, social support, and income generating activities may be keys to promote social justice through access to adequate care for women with uterine fibroids in Haiti.
Keyphrases
- social support
- health insurance
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- depressive symptoms
- pregnancy outcomes
- risk factors
- mental health
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- public health
- global health
- south africa
- pain management
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- health information
- risk assessment
- climate change
- breast cancer risk
- social media
- insulin resistance
- human health
- cervical cancer screening