From: Experiences of rural women with damages resulting from an earthquake in Iran: a qualitative study
Categories | Sub-categories |
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Neglecting the health needs | Inappropriate access to the bathroom, limited access to sanitary napkins and failure to change them, and lack of proper underwear |
Tension in Family and Marital Relations | Emotional disturbance in the relationship, sexual dysfunction with the spouse, increased physical violence in the family, increased abusiveness by the people they know |
Gender inequality in the provision of assistance | Prioritizing the demands of men over women and providing services and equipment based on demand rather than necessity |
Feeling insecure | The entry of strangers into the traditional atmosphere of the village and fear of disturbance |
Ignoring the ruling culture of the region | The incompatibility of the sent clothing and food with the native culture of the region, provision of health services such as baths and so on, regardless of the native culture of the region |
Concealing needs for fear of stigmatization | Concealing needs for fear of stigmatization |
Incoherent mourning | Longing for seeing the loved ones who died in the earthquake, and continued mourning for the loved ones |