Abstract

Belize is a small country in Central America with a unique heritage. The cultural pluralism found in Belize provides an opportunity to explore the cultures of the Maya, Mestizo and the Caribbean. Women in Belize share this cultural heritage as well as the reproductive health issues common to women throughout the developing world. The experiences of unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use and abortion were explored with women using a feminist ethnographic framework. Key informants, participant observations, secondary data sources and individual interviews provided rich sources of data to examine the impact of culture in Belize upon the reproductive lives of women.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3050193; ProQuest document ID: 304791814. The author still retains copyright.

Carrie S. Klima

Author Details

Carrie S. Klima, PhD, CNM, FACNM

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Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Ethnography

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Reproductive Planning, Cultural Issues, Health Knowledge

Advisor

Olga Church

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Connecticut

Degree Year

2002

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-06-06

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