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New research in sexual and reproductive health and rights for promoting social change in sub-Saharan Africa
African Journal of Reproductive Health ; 26:11-14, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2205610
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Editor in Chief, African Journal of Reproductive Health, Centre Leader, Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria When the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) gave birth to the science of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Cairo, Egypt in 1994, the sub-Saharan African region provided sordid social examples of the abuse of sexuality and sexual rights that warranted the emergence of the discipline. Participants at the conference provided evidence indicating that these adverse social, economic, and cultural experiences, accounted for the high rate of maternal deaths, unwanted pregnancies, teenage pregnancies, unsafe abortion, and reproductive morbidities experienced in the African region as compared to other world regions. [...]the Conference agreed to adopt a new approach to programming based on the social development and empowerment of women, especially those grounded on the principles of human rights, equity, gender equality, and social justice. Covering a wide-range of topics such as teenage/adolescent sexuality, female genital cutting, maternal health, and women's experiences of COVID-19, the papers speak uniformly of the existence of sexual and reproductive health denials in all part of the continent, and provide detailed explanation of the social change contour needed to overcome the challenges and promote social development in the African continent.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: African Journal of Reproductive Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article