Viewing Gendered Violence in Guatemala Through Photovoice.

This research examined rural and urban women's experiences of gender-based violence in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Photovoice methodology was used to describe and analyze local realities and vulnerabilities, and ethnographic techniques added cultural and contextual factors. While the initial focus was on intimate partner violence, results showed that violence for women exists from childhood to senior years.

"Step-by-step we are stronger": women's empowerment through photovoice.

Photovoice, as one method of participatory action research, has been used to better understand local realities and promote health in many countries and with diverse populations. It has been especially effective as a process for women to explore health and contextual issues often related to oppression and marginalization. This article discusses the impact of a photovoice process on a small group of lone mothers carrying out a community health assessment in eastern Canada.

Hidden heroines: lone mothers assessing community health using photovoice.

Between 2005 and 2007, a small group of lone mothers in Moncton, New Brunswick, carried out participatory action research within a university-community agency partnership. Applying the method of photovoice, the women took pictures within their community context on topics that they considered important to their health, health promotion, and quality of life. Eight themes that emerged from the process were represented with pictures and captions and presented in numerous public venues and conferences.

The lived experience of women with cancer: phenomenological findings expressed through poetry.

Cancer rates for Canadian women between the ages of 22 and 44 are increasing. Improved survival times and more treatment choices, however create new challenges. Little research has been done to uncover the lived experience of long-term survival.

Suffering, shame, and silence: the stigma of HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS, especially in the context of poverty, results in considerable suffering. The issues surrounding prevention, transmission, and mitigation are complex, but one very important concept sustaining the epidemic is stigma. This article examines the meaning of stigma in the literature and through the experience of people living in a high-prevalence area.

Culture and context of HIV prevention in rural Zimbabwe: the influence of gender inequality.

After many years of HIV prevention in Zimbabwe, AIDS morbidity and mortality rates continue to rise. This study explores factors facilitating or hindering rural Ndau women's participation in HIV prevention that might influence health promotion programming. Ethnographic methods were used with a sample of 38 females and 10 males.

Effects of antenatal colonization with ureaplasma urealyticum on pulmonary disease in the immature baboon.

Current nonhuman models for bronchopulmonary dysplasia have not included perinatal infection. We studied the effects of antenatal Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu) infection in the 125-d immature baboon. Ten 125-d gestation (term = 185 d) baboon dams were delivered after intra-amniotic inoculation with Uu.