“Provide care for everyone please”: engaging community leaders as sexual and reproductive health advocates in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

“Provide care for everyone please”: engaging community leaders as sexual and reproductive health advocates in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Background Inadequate infrastructure, security threats from ongoing armed conflict, and conservative socio-cultural and gender norms that favour large families and patriarchal power structures contribute to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes in North and South Kivu provinces...

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Main Authors: Victoria J. Steven, Julianne Deitch, Erin Files Dumas, Meghan C. Gallagher, Jimmy Nzau, Augustin Paluku, Sara E. Casey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Abortion
Contraception
Community leader
Post-abortion care
DRC
Qualitative
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-019-0764-z

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