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ISSN: 0739-9332 Health Care for Women International Volume 29 2008 The Journal of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues = } Routledge I Taylor & Francis SGourro’ up HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Eleanor Krassen Covan, PhD Professor of Gerontology and Sociology, Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, USA EDITOR EMERITUS FOUNDING EDITOR Phyllis Noerager Stern, DNS, RN, FAAN Carole Anne McKenzie, CNM, PhD Indiana University School of Nursing Indianapolis, IN, USA EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Joan Anderson, PhD, RN Paradee Nanasilp, PhD University of British Columbia, CANADA Chiang Mai University, THAILAND Sara Carmel, PhD Else Nygaard, PhD Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISRAEL University of Copenhagen, DENMARK Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD Henny Olsson, PhD, RN Department of Health & Human Services, USA Center for Caring Sciences, SWEDEN Jacqueline C. Gahagan, PhD Dolores M. 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The appearance of advertising in this journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the publisher, the editor, or the editorial board of the quality or value of the product advertised or of the claims made for it by its manufacturer. Permissions. For further information, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/permissions.asp November 2008 Health Care for Women International Volume 29 Table of Contents Volume 29 Number 1 Editorial Eleanor Krassen Covan Articles More Similarities Than Differences: An International Comparison of CVD Mortality and Risk Factors in Women Leila Gholizadeh and Patricia Davidson Barriers to Women’s Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge Linda Liewer, Douglas A. Mains, Kristine Lykens, and Antonio A. René Hypertension Among Females in a Highly Disadvantaged Community in Jordan Farouk M. N. Shakhatreh, Ahmad Atwan Suleiman, Faisal I. Mohammed, and Alaa-Aldin Alwan Psychological Well-Being in Women with Heart Failure: Can Social Roles Make a Difference? Sandra K. Plach Living Vigilant Lives with Chronic Illness: Stories from Older Low-Income Minority Women Celeste Shawler and Dana Logsdon Book Review Volume 29 Number 2 Editorial Eleanor Krassen Covan Articles Lesbian Parents Negotiating the Health Care System in Australia Ruth McNair, Rbonda Brown, Amaryll Perlesz, Jo Lindsay, David De Vaus, and Marian Pitts Voices from the Battlefield: Reports of the Daily Experiences of Urban Black Mothers Roberta Cricco-Lizza “I Come Because I Am Called”: Recruitment and Participation in Mammography Screening in Uppsala, Sweden Karen Willis Stages of Change: Korean Women’s Attitudes and Barriers Toward Mammography Screening Hee Sun Kang, Eileen Thomas, Bo Eun Kwon, Myung-Sun Hyun, and Eun Mi Jun . Why and According to What Consultation Profiles Do Female Sex Workers Consult Health Care Professionals? A Study Conducted in Laval, Qubec Minh-Nguyet Nguyen, Therese Venne, Isabel Rodrigues, and Julie Jacques Nonattendance in a Cervical Cancer Screening Program—What Happens if Women’s Requirements Are Met? Marie G. Oscarsson, Barbro E. Wijma, and Eva G. Benzein Volume 29 Number 3 Editorial kleanor Krassen Covan Articles Why Does She Leave? The Leaving Process(es) of Battered Women Viveka Enander and Carin Holmberg The Medicalization of Body Size and Women’s Healthcare Sharon Wray and Ruth Deery Not Enough Time? Individual and Environmental Implications for Workplace Physical Activity Programming Among Women with and without Young Children Leonor S. Tavares and Ronald C. Plotnikoff Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Functioning in Latina Women Andrea L. Hazen, Cynthia D. Connelly, Fernando I. Soriano, and Jobn A. Landsverk Breaking the Cycle/Mending the Hoop: Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Incarcerated American Indian/Alaska Native Women in New Mexico Lori De Ravello, Jessica Abeita and Pam Brown 410 Can Variation in HIV/STD-Related Risk be Explained by Individual SES? Findings from Female Sex Workers in a Rural Chinese County Xidoyi Fang, Xiaoming Li, Hongmei Yang, Yan Hong, Bonita Stanton, Ran Zhao, Baiging Dong, Wei Liu, Yuejiao Zhou, and Shaoling Liang¢ Volume 29 Number 4 Editorial kleanor Krassen Covan Articles The Experience of Low Back Pain in Iranian Women: A Focus Group Study Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, David Gregory, and Ali Montazeri “Can It Be That God Does Not Remember Me”: A Qualitative Study on the Psychological Distress, Suffering, and Coping of Dominican Women With Chronic Filarial Lymphedema and Elephantiasis of the Leg Bobbie Person, David Addiss, L. Kay Bartholomew, Cecilia Meijer, Victor Pou, Guillermo Gonzdlvez, and Bart Van Den Borne A Qualitative Study Examining Psychosocial Distress, Coping, and Social Support Across the Stages and Phases of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Jenelle Power, Laura Brown, and Paul Ritvo “Coming to Grips” With Chemotherapy-Induced Premature Menopause M. Tish Knobf A Different Type of Medicine: Women’s Experiences With Ophthalmic Diseases in Rural and Urban Tamil Nadu, India Keerthika Melissa Subramanian The Meaning of Women’s Experiences of Living With Multiple Sclerosis Malin Olsson, Jan Lexell, and Siv Séderberg Unwrapping the Box: Dancing With the Clients Zenobia C. Y. Chan and Joyce L. C. Ma Volume 29 Number 5 Editorial kleanor Krdassen Covan Articles Disciplinary Discourses: Rates of Cesarean Section Explained by Medicine, Midwifery, and Feminism Amy Su May Lee and Maggie Kirkman Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marital Relationships and Its Effect on Reproductive Health Rafat Hussain and Adeel Khan Perceptions of Quality of Reproductive Care Services in Bolivia: Use of Photo Prompts and Surveys as an Impetus for Change and Melanie R. Wasserman Factors Affecting Latina Immigrants’ Perceptions of Maternal Health Care: Findings From a Qualitative Study Tilly A. Gurman and Davida Becker 527 Jordanian Women’s Experiences With the Use of Traditional Family Planning Inaam A. Khalaf, Fathieh Abu-Moghli, Lynn Clark Callister, and Rowida Rasheed Provider Perceptions of Reproductive Health Service Quality in Jordanian Public Community Health Centers Raeda Al-Qutob and Laeth S. Nasir 551 The Implications of Objectification Theory for Women’s Health: Menstrual Suppression and “Maternal Request” Cesarean Delivery Linda C. Andrist Volume 29 Number 6 Editorial Eleanor Krassen Covan Articles 508 The Impact of Cultural Factors Upon Postpartum Depression: A Literature Review kena Bind 593 Shifting Landscapes: Immigrant Women and Postpartum Depression Marina Morrow, Jules E. Smith, Yuan Lai, and Suman Jaswal 618 Acceptance and Experience of Treatment for Postnatal Depression in a Community Mental Health Setting Michelle McCarthy and Catherine McMahon 638 What Matters Most: An Investigation of Predictors of Perceived Stress Among Young Mothers in Khayelitsha Rhonda Belue, Andrea S. Schreiner, Kelly Taylor-Richardson, Laura E. Murray-Kolb, and John L. Beard 649 Overweight and Obesity in Postpartum Hispanic Women Kathie Records, Colleen Keller, Barbara Ainsworth, and Paska A. Permana Volume 29 Number 7 671 Editorial: Contemporary Research on the Menstrual Cycle Margaret L. (Peggy) Stubbs and Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield Articles Stereotypes of Women in Different Stages of Their Reproductive Life: Data From Mexico and the United States Ma. Luisa Marvan, Martha Islas, Laura Vela, Joan C. Chrisler, and Elyse A. Warren 688 Young Women’s Attitudes Toward Continuous Use of Oral Contraceptives: The Effect of Priming Positive Attitudes Toward Menstruation on Women’s Willingness to Suppress Menstruation Jennifer Gorman Rose, Joan C. Chrisler, and Samantha Couture Elements of the Menstrual Suppression Debate Christine L. Hitchcock Update on Hormones, Menopause, and Heart Disease: Evaluating Professional Responses to the Women’s Health Initiative Paula §. Derry From Convenience to Hazard: A Short History of the Emergence of the Menstrual Activism Movement, 1971-1992 Chris Bobel Menopausal Women’s Perceived Causes of Hot Flash Margaret L. Stubbs, Susan M. Cohen, and Feridey Carr Talking “Among Us:” How Women From Different Racial-Ethnic Groups Define and Discuss Menopause Heather Dillaway, Mary Byrnes, Sara Miller, and Sonica Rehan Volume 29 Numbers 8-9 Editorial Eleanor Krassen Covan Articles “We Wanted a Birth Experience, not a Medical Experience”: Exploring Canadian Women’s Use of Midwifery Diana C. Parry Determinants of Infant-Feeding Choice Among Young Women in Hilo, Hawaii Lynn Morrison, Angela Reza, Ka’imiala Cardines, Kristel Foutch-Chew, and Craig Severance The Social and Environmental Factors Underlying Maternal Malnutrition in Rural Bangladesh: Implications for Reproductive Health and Nutrition Programs ‘ate Shannon, Zeba Mahmud, Azim Asfia, and Mohammed Ali Understanding Maternal Breastfeeding Confidence: A Gadamerian Hermeneutic Analysis of Women’s Stories Jane S. Grassley and Tommie P. Nelms Accessing Maternity Care in Rural Canada: There’s More to the Story Than Distance to a Doctor Rebecca Sutherns and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Factors Affecting Women’s Health-Related Behaviors and Safe Motherhood: A Qualitative Study From a Refugee Camp in Eastern Sudan Marie Furuta and Rintaro Mori 906 The Role of Mothers in Household Health-Seeking Behavior and Decision-Making in Childhood Febrile Illness in Okurikang/Ikot Effiong Otop Community, Cross River State, Nigeria J. O. Charles, N. E. Udonwa, M. U. Ikoh, and B. I. Ikpeme 926 The Patient’s Perception of Having Recovered From an Eating Disorder I. Bjork and G. Ahlstrom 945 Women’s Social Position and Health-Seeking Behaviors: Is the Health Care System Accessible and Responsive in Pakistan? Babar T. Shaikh, David Haran, and Juanita Hatcher Volume 29 Number 10 961 Editorial kleanor Krdassen Covan Articles 962 Aging Women’s Journey Toward Wholeness: New Visions and Directions Margaret T. C. Harris 980 Compressing “The Sandwiched”: An Examination of Reductionist Health Policies on Women in Canada Dominika A. Jegen 997 Stability and Change in Health-Related Behaviors of Midlife Swedish Women Karen M. Benzies, Margit Wangby, and Lars R. Bergman 1019 “You Really Do Something Useful with Kids”: Mothering and Experienced Health and Illness in a Group of Elderly Swedish Women Annika S. K. Forssén and Gunilla Carlstedt ° 1040 Book Review 1042 List of Reviewers Following Page 1043: Title Page for Volume 29 Table of Contents for Volume 29 Author Index for Volume 29 Author Index to Volume 29 Abeita, J., 300 De Ravello, L., 300 Abu-Moghli, F., 527 De Vaus, D., 91 Addiss, D., 349 Derry, P. S., 720 Ahlstrom, G., 926 Dillaway, H., 766 Ainsworth, B., 649 Dong, B., 316 Al-Qutob, R., 539 Ali, M., 826 Enander, V., 200 Alwan, A.-A., 39 Andrist, L. C., 551 Fang, X., 3106 Asfia, A., 826 Forsséen. A. S. K., 1019 Foutch-Chew, K., 807 Bartholomew, L. K., 349 Furuta, M., 884 Beard, J. L., 638 Becker, D., 507 Gholizadeh, L., 4 BeLue, R., 638 Gonzalvez, G., 349 Bender, D. E., 484 Grassley, J. S., 841 Benzein, E. G., 183 Gregory, D., 339 Benzies, K. M., 997 Gurman, T. A., 507 Bergman, L. R., 997 Bina, R., 568 Haran, D., 945 Bjork, T., 926 Harris, M. T. C., 962 Bobel, C., 738 Hatcher, J., 945 Bourgeault, I. L., 863 Hazen, A. L., 282 Brown, L., 366 Hitchcock, C. L., 702 Brown, P., 300 Holmberg, C., 200 Brown, R., 91 Hong, Y., 316 Byrnes, M., 766 Hussain, R., 468 Hyun, M.-S., 151 Callister, L. C., 527 Cardines, K., 807 [koh, M. U., 906 Carlstedt, G., 1019 Carr, F.. 755 Ikpeme, B. I., 906 Chan, Z. C. Y., 431 Islas, M., 673 Charles, J. O., 906 Chrisler, J. C., 673, 688 Jacques, J., 165 Cohen, S. M., 755 Jaswal, S., 593 Connelly, C. D., 282 Jegen, D. A., 980 Couture, S., 688 Jun, E. M., 151 Covan, E. K., 1, 89, 199, 337, 447, 567, 783, 961 Kang, H. S., 151 Cricco-Lizza, R., 115 Keller, C., 649 Khalaf, I. A., 527 Davidson, P., 3 Khan, A., 408 Deery, R., 227 Kirkman, M., 448 Knobf, M. T., 384 Person, B., 349 Kwon, B. E., 151 Pitts, M., 91 Lai, Y., 593 Plach, S. K., 54 Landsverk, J. A., 282 Plotnikoff, R. C., 244 Lee, A. S. M., 448 Pou, V., 349 Lexell, J., 416 Power, J., 366 id, Hy SRO Rasheed, R., 527 Liang, S., 316 Records, K., 649 Liewer, L., 23 Rehan, S., 766 Lindsay, J., 91 Rene, A. A., 23 Liu, W., 316 Reza, A., 807 Logsdon, D., 76 Ritvo, P., 366 Lykens, K., 23 Rodrigues, I., 105 Ma, J. L. C., 431 Rose, J. G., 688 Mahmud, Z., 826 Santander, A., 484 Mains, D. A., 23 Schreiner, A. S., 638 Mansfield, P. K., 671 Severance, C., 807 Marvan, M. L., 673 Shaikh, B. T., 945 Mattson, S., 85, 1040 Shakhatreh, F. M. N., 39 McCarthy, M., 618 Shannon, K., 8206 McMahon, C., 618 Shawler, C., 76 McNair, R., 91 Smith, J. E., 593 Meijer, C., 349 S6derberg, S., 416 Miller, S., 766 Soriano, F. I., 282 Mohammed, F. I., 39 Stanton, B., 316 Montazeri, A., 339 Stubbs, M. L., 671, 755 Mori, R., 884 Subramanian, K. M., 400 Morrison, L., 807 Suleiman, A. A., 39 Morrow, M., 593 Sutherns, R., 863 Murray-Kolb, L. E., 638 Tavafian, S. S., 339 Nasir, L. S., 539 Tavares, L. S., 244 Nelms, T. P., 841 Taylor-Richardson, K., 638 Nguyen, M.-N., 105 Thomas, E., 151 Olsson, M.. 416 Udonwa, N. E., 906 Oscarsson, M. G., 183 Van Den Borne, B., 349 Parry, D. C., 784 Vela, L., 673 Patino, W., 484 Venne, T., 165 (Peggy) Stubbs, M. L., 671 Perlesz, A., 91 Warren, E. A., 673 Permana, P. A., 649 Wangby, M., 997