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Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example

Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example

Jasim Anwar
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781466687028|ISBN10: 1466687029|EISBN13: 9781466687035
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8702-8.ch012
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Anwar, Jasim. "Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example." Transforming Public Health in Developing Nations, edited by Mohamud Sheikh, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 265-291. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8702-8.ch012

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Anwar, J. (2015). Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example. In M. Sheikh, A. Mahamoud, & M. Househ (Eds.), Transforming Public Health in Developing Nations (pp. 265-291). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8702-8.ch012

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Anwar, Jasim. "Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example." In Transforming Public Health in Developing Nations, edited by Mohamud Sheikh, Aziza Mahamoud, and Mowafa Househ, 265-291. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8702-8.ch012

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Abstract

With the ever-increasing number of natural disasters, it is important to understand the impact on the health and wellbeing of survivors, especially women. The reproductive and mental health of women contributes significantly to their overall wellbeing. The Chapter gives an overview of natural disasters with an emphasis on consequences of earthquakes of health and wellbeing of the survivors. It includes a critical review of published studies on psychological trauma and reproductive health following earthquake disasters. Among the psychological consequences of earthquakes, this chapter describes post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. The last section of this chapter reviewed reproductive health in relation to the mental health consequences following natural disasters.

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