Unmet Needs in Women's Health

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  • Nazli Hossain Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit III, Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Reproductive health status of women in Pakistan requires immediate attention from all the stakeholders, including the State as well. The reproductive age group extends from 15-49 years of age. According to PDS survey, around 48 % of population is in the above age group. The issues in this age group, not only includes increased maternal and infant mortality rates, but also includes teenage pregnancy, domestic violence, lack of antenatal and postnatal care and birth spacing. These issues in the reproductive age group overwhelms the caretakers to the extent that little or no care is given to the women who enters menopausal period.

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References

WHO. 2014. Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2013. Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Division. WHO Geneva 2014.

Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2013-24

Hossain N, Khanani R, Hussain-Kanani F, Shah T, Arif S, Pal L. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Pakistani mothers and their newborns. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2011; 112:229-33

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Published

2016-04-10

How to Cite

Hossain, N. (2016). Unmet Needs in Women’s Health. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 10(1), 1–2. Retrieved from https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1404

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1

Section

Editorial

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