Women Sexual Health in Saudi Arabia.

      Аннотация: At present, the worldwide health authority, in the form of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn great attention to the importance of improving women‘s sexual health globally. This study was conducted to describe how women and health care professionals perceive sexual health and services that are currently provided in Saudi Arabia. The researcher adopted an exploratory, qualitative method to conduct the study with an ethnographic design. It was undertaken in two governmental hospitals in Jeddah city. Health care professionals tended to avoid initiating discussions about sexual matters in their clinical practices, to respect the cultural norms and avoid offending the patient. Many other barriers to talking about sexual topics in the clinic were also reported by the health care professionals in the current study. Using the Theory of Reasoned action as a theoretical framework to discuss the findings of the study this chapter sets out how the social norm pressures that are embedded in Saudi culture.

Ключевые слова: Sexual health - Women health - Ethnography - Saudi Arabia