Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea II: sexually transmitted infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing reproductive and sexual health services is an important and challenging aspect of caring for displaced populations, and preventive and curative sexual health services may play a role in reducing HIV transmission in complex emergencies. From 1995, the non-governmental "Reproductive Health Group" (RHG) worked amongst refugees displaced by conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia (1989-2004). RHG recruited refugee nurses and midwives to provide reproductive and sexual health services for refugees in the Forest Region of Guinea, and trained refugee women as lay health workers. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 1999 to assess sexual health needs, knowledge and practices among refugees, and the potential impact of RHG's work.

Methods

Trained interviewers

SUBMITTER: Chen MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2582230 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature