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Botswana - Women in Global HealthWomen in Global Health

(Just Now) WEBAbout our reports Gender-Responsive Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, Response And Recovery The Great Resignation: Why Women Health Workers Are Leaving The State of Women and Leadership in Global Health Her Story: Ending Sexual Violence and …

https://womeningh.org/chapters/botswana/

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Closing health gaps for women: The Botswana story - World Bank …

(8 days ago) WEBLet us explain why. Botswana is located in Southern Africa, which is widely regarded as the 'epicenter' of the global HIV epidemic. Girls and women of reproductive age have been severely affected by HIV, with a prevalence of 29.4%. Southern Africa also has the highest incidence of cervical cancer in the world, with rates exceeding 50 per

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/health/closing-health-gaps-women-botswana-story

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PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL 2020 - Statistics Botswana

(3 days ago) WEBshows all health workers by district and skill mix. Figure 2 : Geographic Distribution of Public Health Workers per DHMT, 2020 2.4 Age And Sex Distribution of Public Health Workers Figure 3, shows the age and sex distribution of public health workers. Females account for 64 percent of all health workers and males 36 percent.

https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/Health%20Personnel%20Statistical%20Brief%202020.pdf

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Country Fact Sheet UN Women Data Hub

(1 days ago) WEBHowever, work still needs to be done in Botswana to achieve gender equality. The adolescent birth rate is 51.9 per 1,000 women aged 15-19 as of 2018, up from 50 per 1,000 in 2017. As of February 2021, only 10.8% of seats in parliament were held by women. In 2018, 17.1% of women aged 15-49 years reported that they had been subject to …

https://data.unwomen.org/country/botswana

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Work place violence (WPV) against healthcare workers in Africa: A

(3 days ago) WEBBotswana: Health Staff/workplace violence against: 210: Cross-sectional: 85.2%: The female healthcare workers had more cases of violence than the males while more case were noted among the single, divorced or separated than the married healthcare workers (Tiruneh et al., 2016;

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490814/

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In Botswana, an inclusive reform process is needed to advance …

(5 days ago) WEBFor example, the 1970 Succession Act equalized the inheritance rights of male and female surviving spouses, and the 1992 amendments to the Employment Act lifted restrictions on women's ability to work at night and in mining — one of Botswana’s most lucrative industries (figure 1). In 2005, the landmark Abolition of Marital Power Act …

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/botswana-inclusive-reform-process-needed-advance-womens-economic-participation

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Human resources for health in Botswana: The results of in-country

(3 days ago) WEBA shortage of skilled and qualified healthcare workers remains one of the major bottlenecks toward the availability of accessible high quality healthcare in Botswana with 3.4 doctors and 28.4 nurses per 10 000 people. 3 Training of health workers is achieved through a combination of in-country and foreign training institutions. In-country

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564932/

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Women, Business and the Law 2023 Report: Botswana Makes …

(5 days ago) WEBGender equality and women’s empowerment in Botswana has progressed over the past 20 years with Botswana having made significant strides toward equal treatment of women under the law, reveals the latest edition of the 2023 Women, Business and the Law (WBL) report. These findings and the report were discussed in a workshop …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/03/30/women-business-and-the-law-2023-afe-botswana-makes-significant-strides-toward-equal-treatment-of-women-under-the-law

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Botswana HEALTH SITUATION - World Health Organization

(6 days ago) WEBHEALTH SITUATION Botswana’s census conducted in 2011 showed an increase in life expectancy from 55.6 years in 2001 Total, Male, Female 66 (Male) 62 (Both sexes) 70 (Female) Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births (2015)n % Births attended by skilled health workers (2010)n 99.1 Density of physicians (per 1, 000 population) (2004)

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/136997/ccsbrief_bwa_en.pdf;sequence=1

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Home is home—Botswana’s return migrant health workers

(3 days ago) WEBBotswana, like most low-resource countries, is faced with a shortage of human resource for health which is exacerbated by migration. There is also an undocumented number of health workers who return after working abroad. Factors intrinsic to the health system seem to be the major drivers of migration while social issues tend …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6239294/

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Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and

(7 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our work touches lives around the world every day – often in invisible ways. As the lead health authority within the United Nations (UN) …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/botswana/news/botswanas-investment-primary-health-care-enhances-access-and-quality-health-care-country

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Country Office Annual Report 2022 Botswana - 0520 - UNICEF

(3 days ago) WEBThe 2022 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) estimated overall HIV prevalence at 14.1 per cent and adolescent prevalence at 2.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent, respectively, in girls and boys aged 15 to 19. In terms of the 95-95-95 targets (95 per cent of people living with HIV know HIV status; 95 per cent of all people diagnosed with HIV on ARVs; 95

https://www.unicef.org/media/135506/file/Botswana-2022-COAR.pdf

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Acceptability of oral HIV self-testing among female sex workers in

(3 days ago) WEBBackground HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa is much higher than in the general population. HIV self-testing (HIVST) may be useful for increasing testing rates in FSW. Methods We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews among FSW, nurses and lay counsellors providing services to FSWs in …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236052

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HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in …

(9 days ago) WEBTo evaluate HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in Botswana, and assess HIV-related risk behaviors. Cross-sectional study using time-location sampling in three districts of Botswana. Adjusted HIV prevalence at district level ranged from 53.5 to 68.5 %. Syphilis prevalence ranged from 3.7 to 14.5 %; chlamydia …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-014-0858-0

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Policy-Brief Determinants of Female Labour Force …

(2 days ago) WEBAccording to the survey, 50.6% of the labour force are males and 49.4 % females make-up Botswana’s labour force. The national unemployment rate is estimated at 17.6%, with 18.9 % atributable to females and 16.3 % for males, meaning that there are more females unemployed than males in Botswana by a 1.3%.

https://repository.uneca.org/bitstream/handle/10855/49421/b12026712.pdf?sequence=1

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Associations between healthcare worker participation in workplace

(3 days ago) WEBObjectives Healthcare workers (HWs) are prone to high levels of stress and burnout, particularly when caring for people with HIV/AIDS. This study assessed whether participation in Botswana’s Workplace Wellness Programme (WWP) for HWs was associated with job satisfaction, occupational stress, well-being and burnout. Methods …

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/3/e018492

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Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare providers …

(6 days ago) WEBMashanda-Tafaune B, Monareng LV. Perception and attitude of health care workers towards the use of a female condom in Gaborone, Botswana. Health SA ® Google Scholar. Schaan MM, Taylor M, Puvimanasinghe J, et al. Sexual and reproductive health needs of HIV-positive women in Botswana - a study of health care worker’s …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20786190.2018.1501239

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Who Do Batswana Men Prefer: Male or Female Health …

(1 days ago) WEBCorresponding Author: Sandra Letshwenyo-Maruatona, Family Planning, Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, P.O.BOX 46743, Gaborone, Botswana. Email: [email protected]. them preferring male doctors and 11% preferring females. The remaining 47% had no gender bias because they were satisfied that both …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1557988315621727

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Acceptability of the female condom by female health workers …

(2 days ago) WEBBotswana. The main aim of the study was to examine female condom uptake among female health workers. The study also assessed beliefs held by health workers regarding the condom. Research Design: The research design employed was the survey method. Seventy-one participants were enrolled. Participants were asked to complete a self …

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Home is home—Botswana’s return migrant health workers - PLOS

(3 days ago) WEBConclusion. Botswana, like most low-resource countries, is faced with a shortage of human resource for health which is exacerbated by migration. There is also an undocumented number of health workers who return after working abroad. Factors intrinsic to the health system seem to be the major drivers of migration while social issues tend …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0206969

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Botswana - United States Department of State

(6 days ago) WEBA 2018 study of family planning found that 98 percent of women knew of at least one family-planning method. The major factors hindering greater contraceptive prevalence rates included a shortage of supplies, provider biases, inadequately skilled health-care workers, HIV status, culture, religion, and popularly accepted myths and misconceptions.

https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana/

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African Female Physicians and Nurses in the Global Care Chain

(3 days ago) WEBThe global care chain and female migration. Healthcare-worker migration represents the longest and best-documented female transnational labour migration [24, 27].The organized export of female care-workers is documented as early as the 19 th century when the female workforce comprised nuns who travelled to countries of the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466329/

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Report delves into HIV risks of sex workers and their clients

(Just Now) WEBThey sell sex for money or goods. It's a risky business - and illegal in Botswana - but female sex workers are out there, and so are the clients who keep them in business. Until now, not much was understood about sex workers in Botswana: what risks they take and what motivates them, but a recent report, HIV Needs Assessment of …

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/73482/botswana-report-delves-hiv-risks-sex-workers-and-their-clients

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Long-term sickness pushing more women out of work than ever …

(9 days ago) WEBResearchers found that the number of women out of work due to long-term sickness has soared by 48 per cent to hit 1.54 million workers over the last five years – surging by more than 500,000 to

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/long-term-sickness-pushing-more-women-out-of-work-than-ever-before-study-finds/ar-BB1mgD8N

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What is Kinkeeping? - The New York Times

(1 days ago) WEBA kinkeeper is someone who cultivates a sense of “family solidarity or connectedness,” said Carolyn Rosenthal, a professor emeritus of sociology at McMaster University in Canada who researched

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/well/family/kinkeeping-families.html

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The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan

(9 days ago) WEBThe Taliban takeover in August 2021 brought global economic sanctions, economic collapse, and draconian restrictions on women’s freedom of movement, work, political participation, and education. This study examined Afghan health workers’ experiences and perceptions of availability and quality of maternal and child health care …

https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-023-00522-z

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Opinion Women at Work, and With Their Families Too

(7 days ago) WEBRe “ An Act of Defiance Can Improve Things for Working Moms ,” by Toby Kiers (Opinion guest essay, May 4): I am a woman nearing the completion of my B.A. in philosophy, and I have the absurd

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/opinion/women-work-parenting-families.html

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Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigns title on mental health grounds - BBC

(9 days ago) WEBReigning Miss USA Noelia Voigt has resigned her title, citing mental health challenges. Ms Voigt, who won the annual competition in September, said she believed in making decisions "that feel best

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68973924

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Explore women’s health resources to boost your well-being

(Just Now) WEBExplore the Resilience and Emotional Well-being Toolkit for support in navigating some of life’s most common challenges. Packed with practical tip cards and additional resources curated from various UF departments, this toolkit offers guidance on managing anger, regulating emotions, coping with anxiety, practicing self-care, and …

https://news.hr.ufl.edu/wellness/explore-womens-health-resources-to-boost-your-well-being/

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British women add back and neck pain to mental health troubles …

(5 days ago) WEBTo put that in perspective, the U.K.’s total working-age population—female or male—is somewhat over 42 million. Instances of long-term sickness among women have spiked 48% in the last five

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/british-women-add-back-and-neck-pain-to-mental-health-troubles-as-long-term-sickness-keeps-1-5-million-out-of-work/ar-BB1mjxHT

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