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:: Volume 1, Issue 2 (10-2023) ::
Knowledge of Nursing 2023, 1(2): 142-155 Back to browse issues page
Educational Needs in Sexual-Reproductive Health among Women with Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Study
Marjan Akhavan Amjadi , Masoumeh Simbar * , Seyyed Ali Hoseini , Farid Zaeri
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran , msimbar@sbmu.ac.ir
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Abstract
  Backgrounds
and Aim: Sexual-reproductive health (SRH) is considered as a major part of general health, and education in this domain can have significant effects on it. Moreover, physically disabled individuals need special healthcare and education in this respect; however, there is insufficient information about SRH in women with this disability. The purpose of the present study was to explore educational needs in SRH among women with spinal cord injury (SCI).

 Methods and Materials: In this qualitative research, content analysis method was applied. Participants included women between 18 and 55 suffering from SCI. They were clients of Social Welfare Organization and Association of Spinal Cord Disabilities and selected with purposive sampling method. In-depth semi-structured interviews were individually performed with 15 women and 8 key informants. Graneheim and Lundman’s method was used for data analysis. Furthermore, Lincoln and Guba’s evaluative criteria were applied for trustworthiness.  
 Results: Educational needs in SRH among women with SCI were divided into 4 categories and 10 subcategories. They included “providing education by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education”, “improving education”, “enhancing performance of healthcare staff”, and “reforming educational structure of SRH for physically disabled individuals.”    
 Conclusion: Women with SCI could improve their quality of life if they get information about SRH via educational books, CDs, and Internet resources. Moreover, modifying viewpoints of medical students and healthcare providers is assumed as an important factor for this aim.
Keywords: Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, Spinal Cord Injury, Educational Needs.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2023/12/10 | Accepted: 2023/10/18 | Published: 2023/10/18
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