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Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study.

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Peragallo Urrutia, R; Merisier, D; Small, M; Urrutia, E; Tinfo, N; Walmer, DK
Published in: Reprod Health Matters
June 2012

This 2009 qualitative study investigated Haitian women's most pressing health needs, barriers to meeting those needs and proposed solutions, and how they thought the community and outside organizations should be involved in addressing their needs. The impetus for the study was to get community input into the development of a Family Health Centre in Leogane, Haiti. Individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with 52 adult women in six communities surrounding Leogane. The most pressing health needs named by the women were accessible, available and affordable health care, potable water, enough food to eat, improved economy, employment, sanitation and education, including health education. Institutional corruption, lack of infrastructure and social organization, the cost of health care, distance from services and lack of transport as barriers to care were also important themes. The involvement of foreign organizations and local community groups, including grassroots women's groups who would work in the best interests of other women, were identified as the most effective solutions. Organizations seeking to improve women's health care in Haiti should develop services and interventions that prioritize community partnership and leadership, foster partnerships with government, and focus on public health needs.

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Reprod Health Matters

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1460-9576

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

20

Issue

39

Start / End Page

93 / 103

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Water Supply
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Support
  • Sanitation
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Qualitative Research
  • Public Health
  • Needs Assessment
  • Middle Aged
 

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Peragallo Urrutia, R., Merisier, D., Small, M., Urrutia, E., Tinfo, N., & Walmer, D. K. (2012). Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study. Reprod Health Matters, 20(39), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39602-X
Peragallo Urrutia, Rachel, Delson Merisier, Maria Small, Eugene Urrutia, Nicole Tinfo, and David K. Walmer. “Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study.Reprod Health Matters 20, no. 39 (June 2012): 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39602-X.
Peragallo Urrutia R, Merisier D, Small M, Urrutia E, Tinfo N, Walmer DK. Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study. Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Jun;20(39):93–103.
Peragallo Urrutia, Rachel, et al. “Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study.Reprod Health Matters, vol. 20, no. 39, June 2012, pp. 93–103. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39602-X.
Peragallo Urrutia R, Merisier D, Small M, Urrutia E, Tinfo N, Walmer DK. Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for attention: a qualitative study. Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Jun;20(39):93–103.

Published In

Reprod Health Matters

DOI

EISSN

1460-9576

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

20

Issue

39

Start / End Page

93 / 103

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Water Supply
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Support
  • Sanitation
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Qualitative Research
  • Public Health
  • Needs Assessment
  • Middle Aged