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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Ten years of democracy in South Africa: Documenting transformation in reproductive health policy and status
Reproductive Health Matters, Volume 12, No. 24, Year 2004
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The advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994 created a unique opportunity for new laws and policies to be passed. Today, a decade later, South African reproductive health policies and the laws that underwrite them are among the most progressive and comprehensive in the world in terms of the recognition that they give to human rights, including sexual and reproductive rights. This paper documents the changes in health policy and services that have occurred, focusing particularly on key areas of sexual and reproductive health: contraception, maternal health, termination of pregnancy, cervical and breast cancer, gender-based and sexual violence, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections and infertility. Despite important advances, significant changes in women's reproductive health status are difficult to discern, given the relatively short period of time and the multitude of complex factors that influence health, especially inequalities in socio-economic and gender status. Gaps remain in the implementation of reproductive health policies and in service delivery that need to be addressed in order for meaningful improvements in women's reproductive health status to be achieved. Civil society has played a major role in securing these legislative and policy changes, and health activist groups continue to pressure the government to introduce further changes in policy and service delivery, especially in the area of HIV/AIDS. © 2004 Reproductive Health Matters. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cooper, Diane D.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Morroni, Chelsea
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Orner, Phyllis J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Moodley, Jennifer R.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Harries, Jane
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Cullingworth, Lee
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hoffman, Margaret N.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 166
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24143-X
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female