Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and
Development: Volume Two: Social, Economic, and Health Disparities of
Rural Women examines rural women, particularly in developing countries,
and how social and economic constraints they experience impact their
ability to advocate for their own health and impede their access to
healthcare. This volume discusses the economic and social barriers rural
women confront in exercising their right to health care. It explains how
geographical isolation, economic instability, healthcare provider
shortages, lack of appropriate funding, resource limitations, and lack
of health education are just few factors that make rural health care
difficult.
The book also covers the impact of social isolation on the health needs
of rural women which include chronic diseases, mental health, and OB/GYN
services as well as how the lack of opportunities for formal education
restrict rural women from working outside the household. This volume
will be a useful resource to graduate students in public and global
health, public health professionals, health and social work researchers,
and health policymakers interested in women's health, especially in
developing countries.