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The development of the Healthy Women Counseling Guide (HWCG) began with background research in Kenya, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Qualitative research methods were used, including focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, group discussions, narratives, case studies, and informal interviews. The research provided in-depth information upon the nature and extent of health and gender problems affecting rural women, as well as the various ways in which they respond to them. Ideas and suggestions were obtained on strategies to improve women's health, including community-based and gender-sensitive approaches. Results from the 3 studies highlighted the inequality in gender power relations which both compounds women's health problems and affects their health-seeking behavior. Among the many health problems facing women in the 3 countries, reproductive health issues such as STDs, HIV/AIDS, vesicovaginal fistulae, pregnancy and antenatal care, and malaria were chosen as priority health problems for the pilot project to develop communication materials. As a result of the research, it was decided to focus upon stories produced as radio tapes and illustrated materials in the further development of the HWCG. Community participation was central to the guide's development. The development of the communication material brought together specialists from various disciplines, including physicians, sociologists, radio producers, and illustrators.
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PMID:Healthy women counselling guide: update. 1229 4

An understanding of community perceptions of illness, especially disease definitions that are unique to a particular culture, is essential for developing culturally appropriate primary health care programs. Malaria is endemic in the Ibarapa District of Oyo State, Nigeria, and one of its major complications, febrile convulsions, affects nearly one-third of preschool children at least once in their lifetime. Perceptions among the local Yoruba people categorize malaria and convulsions as part of two different disease processes. Ideas of causation, severity, seasonality, and treatment are in many ways opposites. This means that parents do not perceive the dangers of convulsions when their children suffer malaria. Unfortunately the small children themselves cannot be part of the decision-making process which involves potentially toxic treatment practices. Based on an understanding of Yoruba beliefs, primary health care and health education interventions have been designed that encourage parents to take prompt action when they recognize that their child has malaria.
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PMID:Treatment of malaria and febrile convulsions: an educational diagnosis of yoruba beliefs. 2084 Dec 13