Evaluating the role of the health staffs and collaborators of the population and family planning program in the local level in the approach to women. Capacity of expansion of services and efficacy of these activities was carried out in urban commune of Tr¶ng Dµi, §ång Nai province and rural commune of Phôc LÔ, H¶i Phßng city. The results have shown that the collaborators of the population and family planning have successfully approached to women who were married, at reproductive ages. The collaborators self realized that it should strengthen their task and quality of services and knowledge, skill and practice
Reproductive Health Services ; Population

A study on 3472 subjects including service provider, state officials, militants and women in border communes of An Giang and Ha Tien provinces showed that: 81.5% subjects believe that there is a combination between Army medical service and Civil medical service on Reproductive health-care, and some combinations achieved good results are Information-Education and Communication, providing services and organizing management. The combination is appreciated good in many forms: providing reproductive healthcare/family planning services (46.5%), Information-Education and Communication, (63.9%), training and retraining, … The combination between Army and Civil medical service is necessary to solve difficulties in these areas such as lack of equipment (69.7%) and public health infrastructure insufficient (51.4%)
Delivery of Health Care ; Reproductive Health Services

365 women of Cham minority (among them 200 aged 15-49 with husband) in 3 communes were enrolled in the study. Results are: 31% gave birth to child at first in the age under 19; 32% of women aged 15-49 had married having 4-9 live children, 30.5% pregnant women had received no prenatal care, 49% have received 1-2 prenatal visits; 49.4% gave birth at home and 39% were not assisted by health staff. 29% were aware only IUD and only 1 other contraceptive method. The rate of women who used contraceptive method accounts for 62% (among them 39.5% used IUD, 13% used pill and condom)
Minority Groups ; Reproductive Medicine ; Reproduction ; Reproductive Health Services ;

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In order to alleviate the reproductive health status of mothers in the Philippines, there should be a better understanding of the factors influencing their compliance to reproductive health services. The study examined the association of topography with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics on the compliance of reproductive health services.

METHODOLOGY: This study analyzed survey data collected in 2017 among mothers in the rural community of Maasin, Iloilo, Philippines. The statistical tools Chi-square, T-test and logistic regression were used to determine the factors associated with the likelihood of mothers to comply with prenatal care, family planning and delivery care services.

RESULTS: There is no significant difference in the number of mothers who comply with prenatal care services and family planning services between lowland and highland barangays. However, mothers from the highland barangays are more likely to have non facility-based delivery (NFBD). Only educational attainment was found to be significantly associated for prenatal services. Only parity was significantly associated with compliance to family planning services. Age, parity, educational attainment and occupation were significantly associated with compliance to delivery care service. The odds of NFBD in the highland area is 2.44 (95% CI: 1.40 to 4.23) times higher as compared to the mothers residing in the lowland area. The odds of NFBD also increases by 7% (95% CI: 3% to 11%) per year increase in age.

CONCLUSION: There is a great need to restructure the delivery of reproductive health services to accommodate mothers from highland barangays who still opt for NFBD. Topography, demographic and socioeconomic factors should be considered in developing strategies and implementation of reproductive health care services in the Philippines. Furthermore, the researchers recommend to include in future studies other reproductive health services such as postnatal care in order to fully grasp the reproductive health in the country. 

The Philippines has recently passed a law on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health after several decades of controversy and public debate. This article summarizes the elements of the Reproductive Health Law, as well as the arguments for and against its enactment.
Reproductive Health ; Family Planning Services ; Sex Education ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases

New "law for maternal and child health" newly included the term "reproductive health". The purpose of including reproductive health in addition to the traditional maternal and child health, was to provide legal ground for providing comprehensive reproductive health services including programs for infertile couples. Reproductive health was defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes" at Cairo during International Conference on Population and Development, 1994. Reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Korean government programs restoring fertility should proceed with considering reproductive health of Korean population.
Child ; Child Health ; Family Characteristics ; Fertility ; Freedom ; Government Programs ; Humans ; Reproductive Health ; Reproductive Health Services ; Safe Sex

OBJECTIVE: North Korean women defectors have suffered from anxiety, depression, and somatization after defection. Also they have had many menstrual problems like amenorrhea. This study was done to identify the correlations of anxiety, depression, and somatization to menstrual problems among North Korean woman defectors in South Korea. METHODS: The participants in this study were 126 women from 5 government resettlement centers throughout South Korea. Questionnaires which included State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiological studies-Depression Scale (CED-S), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used to identify anxiety and somatization. Data were collected between June and September, 2012. RESULTS: The women reported the following problems; amenorrhea (9.5%), hypomenorrhea (13.6%), menorrhagia (19.8%), polymenorrhea (13.5%), oligomenorrhea (4.8%), changes in amount of menstrual discharge (4.0%), and changes in amount of blood clot (9.5%). Anxiety (r=0.20, p=0.002), depression (r=0.25, p=0.005), and Somatization (r=0.35, p<0.001) were correlated with number of menstrual problems. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that mental health services need to be taken into account in interventions for North Korean woman defectors to improve their reproductive health including addressing menstrual problems.
Amenorrhea ; Anxiety* ; Depression* ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Menorrhagia ; Menstruation ; Menstruation Disturbances ; Mental Health Services ; Oligomenorrhea ; Reproductive Health

The demand for knowledge of productive health and the current status of productive health services provided by relevant governmental institutions were qualitatively and quantitatively studied. The study identified the key factors that influenced the demand for the productive health services and results of the services. It also discussed the effective approaches to control, planning and sustainable development of the reproductive health services for the floating populations.
Attitude to Health ; China ; Health Services Accessibility ; Health Services Needs and Demand/*statistics & numerical data ; Questionnaires ; *Reproductive Health Services/supply & distribution ; Sampling Studies ; Transients and Migrants ; Travel ; Urban Health Services/*organization & administration ; Urban Health Services/standards ; Young Adult

PURPOSE: This study was carried out to suggest methods for improving school health promotion programs by investigating the daily activities and the performance level of environment management, the awareness of importance, and opinions on the revision of and knowledge about laws and regulations related to school health promotion programs. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 289 school nurses in Gyeongsangbuk-do. The survey used a questionnaire containing 90 questions developed by the present researcher. Data were collected from July 5 to July 21, 2006 and analyzed using SPSS 12.0 for Windows. RESULT: 1. Regular check-up and drinking water management got the highest score in performance level. Sexual health and drinking water management got the highest score in the awareness of importance. 2. School nurses were aware of laws and regulations related to their clients (0.93), and the revision opinion was high on the whole (3.58). 3. According to general characteristics, the more educated school nurse were (F=6.80, p=.001) and the fewer students their school had (F=4.66, p=.010), the higher their performance level in daily activities was. The shorter their career in their work was (F=4.86, p=.008), the fewer classes their school had (F=5.04, p=.007) and the fewer students their school had (F=3.83, p=.023), the higher their awareness of importance was. 4. There was not any difference in the performance level of environment management according to general characteristics. The awareness of importance was highest in school nurses with experience less then ten years (F=3.66, p=.027). 5. There was not any difference in knowledge about laws and regulations according to general characteristics. The revision opinion was high in school nurses at schools with less than 18 classrooms (F=6.04, p=.003) and less than 500 students (F=4.24, p=.015). CONCLUSION: When school nurses perform school health promotion programs actively and vigorously, the students can be healthy and national health promotion can be actualized fundamentally.
Drinking Water ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Reproductive Health ; School Health Services* ; School Nursing ; Social Control, Formal ; Surveys and Questionnaires

China ; epidemiology ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Pregnancy, High-Risk ; Reproductive Health Services ; organization & administration ; Women's Health Services ; organization & administration