ABSTRACT
Gender is one of the most important factors to consider in designing, managing and
delivering reproductive health services. Yet gender may also be the least understood
characteristic in terms of how women’s and men’s health needs differ and how those
differences can be addressed. Adolescent mothers have been seen to be victims of gender
disparities and as a result they have faced unprecedented health challenges such as STI
infections and teenage pregnancies just to mention a few. This study sought to identify the
extent to which gender relations have influenced the attainment of better reproductive health
services for these adolescent mothers. The research was based on the case study of teenage
mothers in Hurungwe district and how gender relations affected their attainment of
reproductive health services with particular attention being paid to cervical cancer. Through
a sample of fifty respondents who were identified through snowball sampling and purposive
sampling, the research highlighted various issues of concern which included the existence of
a high rate of child marriages in the area under study, the role played by religion in
infringing the rights of the girl child as well as the issue of the centralisation of facilities
which offer cervical cancer screening services. After analysing the findings, various
recommendations were laid down and these include the strong participation of stakeholders
in information dissemination and ensuring that cervical cancer screening facilities are easily
accessible to the populace
MARISA, E (2021). Gender relations and Reproductive Health in Zimbabwe: An assessment of cervical cancer among teenage mothers in Hurungwe Ward 13. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/gender-relations-and-reproductive-health-in-zimbabwe-an-assessment-of-cervical-cancer-among-teenage-mothers-in-hurungwe-ward-13
MARISA, ELINA "Gender relations and Reproductive Health in Zimbabwe: An assessment of cervical cancer among teenage mothers in Hurungwe Ward 13" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/gender-relations-and-reproductive-health-in-zimbabwe-an-assessment-of-cervical-cancer-among-teenage-mothers-in-hurungwe-ward-13. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
MARISA, ELINA . "Gender relations and Reproductive Health in Zimbabwe: An assessment of cervical cancer among teenage mothers in Hurungwe Ward 13". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 18 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/gender-relations-and-reproductive-health-in-zimbabwe-an-assessment-of-cervical-cancer-among-teenage-mothers-in-hurungwe-ward-13 >.
MARISA, ELINA . "Gender relations and Reproductive Health in Zimbabwe: An assessment of cervical cancer among teenage mothers in Hurungwe Ward 13" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/gender-relations-and-reproductive-health-in-zimbabwe-an-assessment-of-cervical-cancer-among-teenage-mothers-in-hurungwe-ward-13