Bangser M
Women's Dignity Project, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Nov;99 Suppl 1:S16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.016. Epub 2007 Sep 14.
Findings from 4 studies conducted by the Women's Dignity Project and partners on the subjects of obstetric fistula, maternal mortality and morbidity, and health inequities are presented.
The studies include qualitative and quantitative research, a survey, and an analysis of secondary data that examine women's experiences of fistula; constraints in service delivery for fistula treatment; factors shaping women's access to delivery care and constraints health workers face in providing care; and health inequities.
Findings from the studies are being used to improve fistula prevention and management, strengthen access to and provision of quality maternity care, and redress the health inequities that so adversely affect the poor.
The studies provide policy makers, program managers, and service providers with evidence and the impetus to re-equilibrate policies, financial and human resources, and services in the interest of those in greatest need: women living in poverty.
介绍妇女尊严项目及其合作伙伴开展的4项关于产科瘘、孕产妇死亡率和发病率以及健康不平等问题的研究结果。
这些研究包括定性和定量研究、一项调查以及对二手数据的分析，考察了妇女的瘘管病经历；瘘管病治疗服务提供方面的限制；影响妇女获得分娩护理的因素以及卫生工作者在提供护理时面临的限制；以及健康不平等问题。
这些研究的结果正被用于改善瘘管病的预防和管理，加强获得和提供优质孕产妇护理的机会，并纠正对贫困人口产生不利影响的健康不平等现象。
这些研究为政策制定者、项目管理者和服务提供者提供了证据和动力，促使他们为了最需要帮助的人群——生活贫困的妇女，重新平衡政策、财政和人力资源以及服务。
