Freedom to go where I want

Improving access to sexual and reproductive health for women with disabilities in the Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID3973101
AuthorsAlexandra Devine (0000-0002-7549-9876, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Raquel Ignacio (Research Assistance, Social Development Research Centre, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines), Krystle Prenter (The University of Melbourne), Lauren Temminghoff (0000-0003-1754-1834, The University of Melbourne), Liz Gill-Atkinson (The University of Melbourne), Liz Gill‐Atkinson (0000-0002-7769-3840, The University of Melbourne), Jerome Zayas (Research Assistance, Social Development Research Centre, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines), Ma Jesusa Marco (Research Fellow, Social Development Research Centre, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines), Cathy Vaughan (0000-0003-3988-8222, The University of Melbourne)
Year2017
Volume25
Issue50
Pages55-65
Publication date2017-06-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09688080.2017.1319732
PMID28784061
OpenAlexW2605858956
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited12

Women with disabilities experience a range of violations of their sexual and reproductive rights. The Philippines ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and have laws in place to promote the rights to sexual and reproductive health and protection from violence. However, limited resourcing, and opposition to such laws undermine access to these rights for all women. Inadequate disability inclusion within policy and programming, and limited disability awareness of services, further impedes women with disabilities from attaining these rights. The W-DARE project (Women with Disability taking Action on REproductive and sexual health) was a three-year participatory action research program designed to (1) understand the sexual and reproductive health experiences and needs of women with disabilities; and (2) improve access to quality sexual and reproductive health, including violence response services, for women with disabilities in the Philippines. In response to the highlighted need for more information about sexual and reproductive health and greater access to services, the W-DARE team developed and implemented a pilot intervention focused on peer-facilitated Participatory Action Groups (PAGs) for women with disabilities. This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from the evaluation of this PAG intervention

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · Economic growth · Environmental health · Human rights · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Sexual and reproductive health and rights · Sociology · Universal design · Disability Rights and Representation · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Engineering · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine

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