Contraception Options for Women Introduction and Background: Infant mortality is the fourth and sixth leading cause of death in Afghanistan (HEALTH PROFILE : AFGHANISTAN).According to The World Fact Book, 119.41 infants died per 1,000 live births, which is the highest infant mortality rate in the world. Infants die due to low birth weights, labor complications, and lack of family planning. On average a woman dies every 30 minutes in Afghanistan from a perinatal event; therefore, the infant mortality rate will remain at a high level (Johnson, 2011). Family planning provides safe alternatives to the risk of infant and maternal mortality; also, it is a low cost economical way to reduce maternal and fetal deaths in countries that lack adequate recourse for women (Diamond-Smith & Potts, 2011). Family planning is essential to the health of infants and expecting mothers. Babies born to mothers with no prenatal/family planning care are five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who received care (Guidotti, et al., 2009). Improving access to family planning options is a key element in the fight against infant mortality. Afghanistan has a total fertility rate of 5.54 (The World Fact book, 2013), but that rate could be higher according to, Infant and under-five mortality in Afghanistan: current estimates and limitations. Female births are often underreported due to the stigma of having girls in the Afghan culture (Viswanathan, et al., 2010). Also, speculations indicate that preference for boys can manifest itself before birth in sex-selective abortions and girls maybe neglected or treated unequally after birth which causes them to die. Women in Afghanistan lack education and resources to adequate healthcare; therefore,... ... middle of paper ... ...nalysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4. The Lancet, Volume 375(9730), 1988-2008. Sato, M. (2007). Challenges and Successes in Family Planning. Management Sciences for Health, 1-22. The World Fact book. (2013). Retrieved from Centeral Intelligency Agency: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html Viswanathan, K., Becker, s., Hansen, P. M., Kumar, D., Kumar, B., Niayesh, H., . . . Burnham, G. (2010). Infant and under-five mortality in Afghanistan: current estimates and limitations . Bull World Health Organization , 576-583. Walsh, D. (2007). Afghanistan's midwives tackel maternal and infant health . The Lancet, 1299. What are the different types of contraception? (2012, November 30). Retrieved from National Institue of Health : http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/contraception/conditioninfo/pages/types.aspx
Since the tragedies of September 11th 2001, Americans have really opened their eyes to the political state of Afghanistan. The poor treatment of women in Afghanistan is an issue that, for many Americans, just seems to be coming to light as a serious concern that requires outside attention. Extreme Islamic leaders in the country persist in limiting the freedom that Afghan women have. Women in the Taliban-controlled country suffer unusually hideous acts of torment and are forced to abide by outrageous regulations because of stringent enforcement methods. Afghan women daily live lives restricted by Taliban law and risk having to endure cruel punishment and torture, yet Afghan political leaders continue to justify the their treatment of Afghan women.
What if you risked being assaulted every time you left your home? How would you feel if your husband was in control of every aspect of your life? Afghanistan women encounter both of these circumstances on a day-to-day basis. Many are faced with physical and emotional abuse by their husbands and families. Women’s rights in Afghanistan were majorly affected by the rule of the Taliban, a government group who stripped women of their human rights, established discriminating laws, and whose legacy still affects Afghan women today.
Historical overview: Gender inequality in Afghanistan stems from cultural beliefs and was worsened by the Taliban regime. Afghanistan women are oppressed, discriminated and marginalized beings whose rights have been violated for a long time. The biggest challenge ...
Throughout recent history, Afghanistan has been a country in turmoil. Famine, drought, civil war and Taliban rule have all had a significant impact on the Afghani people. While this has taken a very negative toll on all Afghan people, I believe, that none have been more negatively impacted than the women of Afghanistan. Having said that, not everything the Western world deems as a negative is also considered negative by the women and men of Afghanistan. One only has to read this quote, “Wearing the burqua is not mandatory, but few women are rushing to remove them” (Germani 14). While the Taliban and al-Qaida’s rule had a great negative impact from 1996-2001 and obviously oppressive to all Afghani women. They were not the sole source of oppression felt by the Afghan females as stated in this quote, “The roots of patriarchal oppression go deep in Afghan society - far deeper than the Taliban or al-Qaida.”(Rostami-Povey, E. 2007)
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Before Taliban rule, women’s punishments were under the control of Afghan men and were considered reasonable. Afghanistan is divided by a strong division of gender roles. Gender division can be clearly seen by the way Afghan women are treated versus Afghan men. Women in Afghanistan have been under minded since before the Taliban dictatorship (Campaign for Afghan Women and Children.2014). As the Taliban slowly rose to power, women’s roles in the home and work place quickly began to change. The more rules that were added to control the Afghan women, the worse their lif...
With the arrival of the Taliban the social and more importantly the economical problems for the women of Afghan has increased. These women live their lives under monstrous oppression of both Jehadi and Taliban fundamentalists in disastrous situations, most of the Afghan women’s basic human rights are denied to them. By the rule of the Taliban, women are denied the right to have a job, this ruling that has created a flood of unemployed women in Kabul. These women that are unemployed now face very serious financial difficulties, suffering along side them are their children. Together that suffer from malnutrition, hunger many forms of illnesses as well as living that a chronic state of poverty. Majority of these women have lost their husbands and have sold the last of their valuable possessions in order to buy food. The women that were fortunate to be able to afford to leave the country and build a new life outside of Afghanistan have long go from the scene. The women that could not afford to leave have become the bulk of beggars in their country. Surprisingly the majority of the street beggars are ex teachers and civil servants.
In recent years, Afghanistan, a developing country located in South Asia, has been the country with the highest infant mortality rate, estimated at approximately 110 deaths per 1,000 live births. In addition, Afghanistan has the lowest life expectancy in the world at fifty years of age and an alarming high rate of maternal mortality. As a developing country overwhelmed by war, Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places to be an expecting mother. Although the death rates of infants have declined, there is still worry that it will only increase again once the
Each year, an estimated 529 000 maternal deaths occur. This number comes from calculations for the year 2000, the most recent date for such crude data (Zahr & Wardlaw, 2004). And while many women report holding the newborn in their arms for the first time, forgetting the frustrations of pregnancy and considering the hardships worthwhile, the fact remains: pregnancy remains one of the most risky and unpleasant things a women can expect to
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In Kabul, Afghanistan, 70% of women were school teachers, 50% of them were government workers, and 40% of them were doctors under King Zahir Shah empowerment (“History of Afghanistan”, n.d). As a superintendent, her desire was mainly to address girl’s needs and concerns as well as human
The topic I will be investigating in an anthropological way will be the role of women in Afghanistan society. Being a woman in Afghanistan is one of the most challenging things ever. An average of eighty five percent of women have zero schooling and are completely illiterate. The females have on average six live births each. It has also been found that one out of every ten children die before they turn five.
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Education of women in Afghanistan is still a big problem facing the Afghan community. The serious situation of illiterate women in Afghanistan ins...