About the authors |
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Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter 1 Rural women's health disparities |
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1.2 Access to rural women |
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1.2.1 Rural women as community resource person |
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1.2.2 Rural women as health workforce |
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1.2.3 Rural women resource to manage energy and drinking water |
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1.2.4 Women for livestock management |
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1.2.5 Women for food security and poverty eradication |
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1.2.6 Solution for women's disparities |
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1.3 Rural women health disparity |
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1.3.1 Women health disparity in COVID-19 |
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1.3.2 Gender equality in COVID-19 |
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1.3.3 Racial and ethnic disparities for women |
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1.4 Women health and UN women act |
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1.5.1 Urban women vs. rural women |
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1.6 Women's health disparity in different countries |
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1.6.1 Health disparity in European women |
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1.6.2 Health disparity in Asia-Pacific |
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1.6.3 Health disparity in Africa |
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1.6.4 Health disparity women in China |
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1.6.5 Health disparity in India |
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1.6.6 Health disparity in the US |
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1.7 Health inequality in men and women |
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1.8 Women's chronic disease and prevention |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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1.8.3 Obstetric and reproductive health |
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37 | (6) |
Chapter 2 Rural women's health disparities, hunger, and poverty |
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2.1 Consequences of hunger and poverty on the health of rural women |
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2.1.1 Strengthening rural women's livelihoods |
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2.1.2 Poverty, health, and wellbeing |
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2.1.3 Social determinates and rural health |
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Chapter 3 The life cycle vulnerabilities of rural women |
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3.2 Why is rural women's health the first priority? |
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3.3 World conference on women |
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3.3.3 Access to women's health |
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3.3.4 Budgetary provision for women's health |
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3.3.5 Safety and security for women's health |
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3.3.6 Provision of sanitation |
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3.3.7 Preference for males in the family |
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3.3.8 Reproductive health |
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3.3.9 Family structure and rights of couples |
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3.3.10 Pregnancy complications |
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3.3.11 Pregnancy-related problems |
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3.3.12 Gender-based violence |
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3.3.15 Environmental hazards and rural women's health |
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3.4 Life cycle vulnerabilities of rural women |
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85 | (2) |
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3.5 Measures for prevention of infant mortality |
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3.5.1 Amendments to policy |
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3.5.2 Prenatal care and infant mortality |
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3.5.5 Socioeconomic factors |
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3.6 Difference in IMR expression |
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3.7.1 Girl's education in rural areas |
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3.8 Reproductive health of rural women |
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3.8.1 Right to reproductive health |
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104 | (1) |
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3.8.2 Reproductive health in developing countries |
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3.9 Elderly years and rural women |
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106 | (4) |
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3.9.1 Healthcare services for the elderly population |
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3.9.2 Distribution of the elderly population |
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3.9.3 Causes of population aging |
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Chapter 4 Nutrition issues and maternal health |
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4.1 Biological significance of quality food |
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4.1.1 Significance of quality food |
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4.1.2 Food safety and security |
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4.1.3 Benefits of high-quality foods and regulation |
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4.3 Requirements of nutrition for rural women |
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4.3.1 Energetic foods need for high laborious work |
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4.3.2 Foods for growth and maintenance |
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4.3.3 Food for protection against diseases |
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4.4 Support for rural women in household management |
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130 | (1) |
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4.5 Significance of health and nutrition in women's life cycles |
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4.5.2 Adolescent pregnancy |
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4.5.3 Quality of antenatal care |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (7) |
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4.6.2 Sex ratio in populations |
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137 | (1) |
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4.6.3 Low weight and height |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (2) |
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4.7 Initiatives in maternal healthcare |
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143 | (4) |
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4.7.1 Different global agencies' work for health |
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144 | (3) |
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4.8 Health insurance policy at country level |
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147 | (6) |
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4.8.9 United States of America |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Social, economic, and health disparities of rural women |
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5.1 Women's health condition in developing countries |
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159 | (1) |
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5.2 Why celebrate International Women's Day? |
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5.2.1 Historical movement on women's rights |
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160 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Current global feature of international women's day |
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162 | (4) |
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5.2.3 Special theme for International Women's Day 2021 |
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166 | (1) |
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5.3 The suffering of women during COVID-19 |
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167 | (5) |
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5.3.1 Diversified risks from COVID-19 |
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168 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Economic crisis and unemployment |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (10) |
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5.4.1 Factuality of unpaid work |
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5.4.2 Women's domestic activity |
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177 | (1) |
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5.4.3 Women's unpaid work during COVID-19 |
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177 | (3) |
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5.4.4 Gender dynamics in unpaid care work |
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5.5 The COVID-19 workplace and women's leadership |
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182 | (4) |
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5.5.1 COVID-19-prone workplaces and control strategies |
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5.5.2 Joint mission of the WHO and China |
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183 | (1) |
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5.6 How to reduce women's domestic workload |
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5.6.1 Use of nonconventional energy |
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190 | (2) |
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5.6.2 Water for drinking and household use |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (6) |
Index |
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