Issues and perspectives on health care in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa:
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Lewiston [u.a.]
Edwin Mellen Press
1997
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| Physical Description: | XI, 419 S. |
| ISBN: | 0773484337 |
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List of Illustrations v
Preface ix
1. Africa s Superficial Epidemiologic Transition
Ezekiel Kalipeni and Philip Thiuri 1
Part I: Basic Health Care Problems 21
2. The AIDS Pandemic in Malawi: A Somber Reflection
Ezekiel Kalipeni 23
3. Infant and Child Mortality: The Socio Cultural Dimension
of the Problem in Ghana
Kodjo A. Senah 49
ii Contents
Part II: Women, Culture and Health Care 71
4. The Threats of AIDS to Women and Development in Sub Saharan
Africa
Philip Thiuri 73
5. Gender and Ethnicity in Health Care: The Case of Tuareg Women
in Niger
Susan J. Rasmussen 115
6. Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy in a Yao
Community in Malawi
Deborah L. Helitzer Allen, Carl Kendall
and Jack J. Wirima 145
7. Family Planning in an Informal Settlement: The Case of Canaan,
Durban, South Africa
Priscilla Cunnan 165
8. The Health Status of Women in a South African Peri Urban
Settlement: The Case of Amandawe, Durban, South Africa
Vadi Moodley and Busi Zama 179
Part III: Policy Issues in Health Care Provision 195
9. Impacts of Health Policies on the Health Status of African Women
and Children, 1978 1994
J.Karen Shelley 197
Contents iij
10. Structural Adjustment and Health Care in Zimbabwe
DanielS. Tevera 227
11. Facing Up to a Crisis: The Politics of AIDS Policy in Botswana
James J. Zaffiro 243
12. Meeting the Health Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced
Persons in Sub Saharan Africa
Gilbert Burnham 265
13. Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Maternal Health Care
in Tanzania
Edmund J. Kayombo 287
14. Mobilizing Rural Communities for PHC: The Case of Liwonde
PHC Unit in Southern Malawi
Ezekiel Kalipeni and Christopher Kamlongera 307
Part IV: Accessibility and Utilization 329
15. Regional and Rural Inequities in the Provision of Health Care in Ghana
Kofi Ohene Konadu 3 31
16. Approaches to Health Care Accessibility in Zimbabwe
Jelena Mijic Vuckovic 345
iv Contents
17 . Health Care Accessibility and Utilization in Sub Saharan Africa:
The Case of Ghana
R. B. Biritwum and Henry E. Jackson 361
18. Geographic information System (GIS) and the National Malaria
Research Programme, South Africa
David le Sueur, Carrin Martin, Sipho Ngxongo,
and Brian Sharp 375
Bibliography 389
V
Illustrations
Figures
2.1 AIDS: Six Worst Countries in the World 28
2.2 Annual AIDS Cases in Malawi, 1985 1993 28
2.3 Age/Sex Distribution of AIDS Cases in Malawi in 1990 30
2.4 Age Distribution of Seropositive Women by Rural or Urban Residence 30
2.5 Number of Adult AIDS Deaths per Year in Malawi, 1980 2000 43
2.6 Infant Mortality Rates With and Without AIDS in Malawi, 1977 2002 43
3.1 Health Care Hierarchy and the Inverse Care Relationship Between
Expenditure and Population Served in Ghana 59
4.1 Cumulative Adult HIV Infections by Geographic Areas of Affinity,
January 1992 and 1995 77
4.2 Percent Increase of Cumulative Adult HIV Infections by Geographic
Areas of Affinity, January 1992 to January 1995 77
4.3 Pyramid of AIDS/HIV Data 78
4.4 Estimated Adult Women HIV Infections as a Percentage of All Adult
Infections and All Women Infections by Geographic Area
of Affinity, January 1992 81
7.1 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Women in Canaan 171
vi Illustrations
7.2 Types of Contraceptive Techniques Used 175
7.3 Men s Attitudes to Male Contraceptive Techniques 175
8.1 Effects of Sleeping Last and Waking First 190
8.2 Health Services Needs 191
10.1 The Impact of the November 1992 Introduction of Condom
Fees in Zimbabwe 239
12.1 The Correlation of Malnutrition Prevalence and Crude Death Rates
in 41 Refugee Camp Populations, 1979 1988 276
12.2 Leading Causes of Death Among Refugees of All Ages in Somalia,
Sudan and Malawi 280
14.1 Organizational Structure of Liwonde ADD PHC Unit 313
14.2 Differences in Approaches Between Professional Theater and Theater
for Development 318
Maps
1.1 Distribution of AIDS Rates in Africa 6
2.1 Relative HIV Infection Rates in Malawi in 1992 32
7.1 Location of Canaan (Study Area) in Durban, South Africa 170
7.2 Clinics and Hospitals Used for Family Planning by Women of Canaan 176
8.1 Location of Amandawe in Kwa Zulu, Natal, South Africa 183
13.1 Tanzania Mainland Under Five Mortality Rates by District, 1985 291
14.1 Liwonde Agricultural Development Division in the Southern Region
of Malawi 308
14.2 Liwonde Agricultural Development Division (ADD) and Areas of
Primary Health Care Activities (Mbela, Mwima and Chisi Island) 311
15.1 Availability of Health Care Personnel and Facilities in Ghana by
Region, 1973,1985 and 1991 342
Illustrations vii
18.1 Annual Malaria Case Incidence, 1987 1993, in Northern KwaZulu, Natal 379
18.2 Buffers Around Hospitals and Clinics in Northern KwaZulu, Natal 384
Tables
2.1 The Demographic Impact of AIDS in Malawi: Mortality and Life
Expectancy in Four Scenarios 41
2.2 The Demographic Impact of AIDS in Malawi: Population Estimates
in Four Scenarios 42
3.1 Infant and Child Mortality by Region and Rural Urban Residence
in Ghana 54
3.2 Major Causes of Infant Mortality (1979 1983) in Ghana 55
3.3 Major Causes ofUnder Five Mortality (1979 1983) in Ghana 56
3.4 Regional Distribution of Health Facilities in Ghana 62
3.5 Regional Distribution of Population per Health Personnel Ratios
in Ghana 63
4.1 The Rapid Rise of HIV Infection of Pregnant Women in Some
African Countries 82
7.1 Reason for Not Using Any Form of Contraceptive Techniques 172
8.1 Socioeconomic Characteristics of Women in Amandawe 185
8.2 Percent Distribution of Household Activities by Main Actor 187
8.3 Percent Distribution of Household Decisions 188
8.4 Health Problems at Time of Survey 188
8.5 General Factors Affecting Health 191
9.1 Percentages of Government Budgets Allocated for Health
Services in Cameroon, Kenya, and Zimbabwe 213
10.1 Total Health Care Expenditures in Zimbabwe During the 1986/87
Financial Year (Z ) 234
viii Illustrations
10.2 Share of Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Budget Allocation
in Central Government Budget 1979/80 1991 /92 23 7
12.1 Principal Sources of Refugees and Major Populations of Internally
Displaced Civilians in sub Saharan Africa, 1992 269
13.1 Infant and Morbidity by Background Characteristics in Tanzania,
1991/1992 292
13.2 Regional Maternity Mortality Rates in Tanzania, 1988 (estimated) 293
13.3 Training of Traditional Birth Attendants in Mainland Tanzania in 1989 302
15.1 Place Where People to Obtain Treatment and Reason for Choice
in Ghana 334
15.2 Regional Distribution of the Major Health Problems Facing Rural
Households (in percentage) in Ghana 338
15.3 Time Taken by Rural Households to Get to Various Health Facilities
in Ghana 341
15.4 Distance Rural Households Have to Travel to Get to the Nearest
Health Facility in Ghana 341
17.1 Distribution of Health Care Facilities in Relation to Population by
Region in Ghana 368
17.2 Distribution of Health Personnel by Region in Ghana in 1991 369
17.3 Utilization of Clinic Services at a Medical School Clinic in Ghana 371
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