Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali
In spite of the cultural, traditional taboo on the subject of pregnancy in most African households, the success of the Africare's Child Survival Project in Mali, documents the increased communication, and behavior changes in health seeking dur...
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okr-10986-108262021-06-14T11:02:34Z Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali Clemmons, Lydia Coulibaly, Yaya AVERAGE AGE BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS CARE SEEKING CARE SERVICES CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBIRTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIARRHEA EDUCATORS FAMILIES FIRST PREGNANCY GENDER GOVERNMENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH-RISK IMMUNIZATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARRIED COUPLES MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNITY WARD MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION NUTRITION OLDER WOMEN PARTNERSHIP PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS REPRODUCTIVE AGE SEX SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNER SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH SEXUAL ETHICS BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION COMMUNICATION BARRIERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MATERNAL MORTALITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CULTURAL FACTORS PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS In spite of the cultural, traditional taboo on the subject of pregnancy in most African households, the success of the Africare's Child Survival Project in Mali, documents the increased communication, and behavior changes in health seeking during pregnancy. Africare is a US-based private, voluntary organization, working in community development, and through its efforts, constructed a maternity ward in the country, supported by government health professionals. The note describes the research work underwent by Africare to identify both resources, and obstacles related to to improved maternal health, and care-seeking. Findings revealed that both women, and men were well aware of the risks associated with pregnancy, enhanced by cultural traits which places a strong value on supportive husbands during pregnancy. However, one of the most striking cultural obstacles to women's maternal health care, was the absence of discussions on the subject, due entirely to the taboo issue about sexual relations, and pregnancy. Following a pilot maternal health campaign - based on cultural, traditional channels in identifying maternal, and pregnancy issues - the impact of the project was evaluated, demonstrating those channels used to communicate, can be effectively innovated to adapt them to modern needs. 2012-08-13T13:13:11Z 2012-08-13T13:13:11Z 1999-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/1671248/cultural-resources-maternal-health-mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10826 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mali |
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AVERAGE AGE BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS CARE SEEKING CARE SERVICES CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBIRTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIARRHEA EDUCATORS FAMILIES FIRST PREGNANCY GENDER GOVERNMENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH-RISK IMMUNIZATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARRIED COUPLES MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNITY WARD MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION NUTRITION OLDER WOMEN PARTNERSHIP PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS REPRODUCTIVE AGE SEX SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNER SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH SEXUAL ETHICS BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION COMMUNICATION BARRIERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MATERNAL MORTALITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CULTURAL FACTORS PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS |
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AVERAGE AGE BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS CARE SEEKING CARE SERVICES CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBIRTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIARRHEA EDUCATORS FAMILIES FIRST PREGNANCY GENDER GOVERNMENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH-RISK IMMUNIZATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARRIED COUPLES MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNITY WARD MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION NUTRITION OLDER WOMEN PARTNERSHIP PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS REPRODUCTIVE AGE SEX SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNER SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH SEXUAL ETHICS BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION COMMUNICATION BARRIERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MATERNAL MORTALITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CULTURAL FACTORS PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS Clemmons, Lydia Coulibaly, Yaya Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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In spite of the cultural, traditional
taboo on the subject of pregnancy in most African
households, the success of the Africare's Child
Survival Project in Mali, documents the increased
communication, and behavior changes in health seeking during
pregnancy. Africare is a US-based private, voluntary
organization, working in community development, and through
its efforts, constructed a maternity ward in the country,
supported by government health professionals. The note
describes the research work underwent by Africare to
identify both resources, and obstacles related to to
improved maternal health, and care-seeking. Findings
revealed that both women, and men were well aware of the
risks associated with pregnancy, enhanced by cultural traits
which places a strong value on supportive husbands during
pregnancy. However, one of the most striking cultural
obstacles to women's maternal health care, was the
absence of discussions on the subject, due entirely to the
taboo issue about sexual relations, and pregnancy. Following
a pilot maternal health campaign - based on cultural,
traditional channels in identifying maternal, and pregnancy
issues - the impact of the project was evaluated,
demonstrating those channels used to communicate, can be
effectively innovated to adapt them to modern needs. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Clemmons, Lydia Coulibaly, Yaya |
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Clemmons, Lydia Coulibaly, Yaya |
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Clemmons, Lydia |
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Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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Cultural Resources and Maternal Health in Mali |
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cultural resources and maternal health in mali |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/1671248/cultural-resources-maternal-health-mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10826 |
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