Lecture 1 - Global women's health issues Flashcards
1
Q
What are the female reproductive organs?
A
Ovaries, breasts, uterus, cervix, vagina
2
Q
What are the stats on global Caesarean births and where are areas of concern?
A
- Recommended 10-15% but 21% in 2018
- Very low in Africa, very high in Latin America and Caribbean
3
Q
Why is difficult to find the actual population of sexual and gender minorities (SGM)?
A
Stigma = scarce estimates despite being a decent proportion
4
Q
What are some issues with SGM population data collection?
A
- Social and cultural factors can blind
- Invisible population = difficult data collection
- Mistrust of researchers = incorrect data
- Research fatigue
- Limited data = interventions hard to develop
5
Q
What are some findings of recent SGM population studies?
A
- Transwomen = high risk of HIV and STIs
- Very limited WSW studies
- Female sex partners increases bacterial vaginosis risk
- No high STIs in WSW vs hetero women
- No high breast cancer in WSW vs hetero women
- More mental health, suicides, drugs
6
Q
What are the stats on cervical cancer?
A
- 4th most frequent cancer in women
- 540k cases in 2018
- 90% of cervical cancer deaths in poorer countries from no screening
7
Q
What are some issues with the current global data on cervical cancer?
A
- Some countries appear healthy but might not have screening/detection
- Poor quality programs
- Long term data collection difficult
- Regional variations
8
Q
What are some tricks for analysing articles on women’s reproductive health?
A
- Sample data and when it was collected
- Risks of generalising sample size
- Regional and local variation
- Defining of health problem
- Context and invisible populations
- Reliability of data
