Résumé :
|
[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST zjiKDR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Context. - During the past 20 years, social and political upheavals have disrupted the way of life in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime, a radical Islamic movement that took control of Kabul in September 1996, has had extraordinary health consequences for Afghan women. Objective. - To assess the health and human rights concerns and conditions of women living in Kabul under the Taliban regime. Setting. - Residences in Kabul ; refugee camps and residences in Pakistan. Design. - A cross-sectional survey of women who lived in Kabul, prior to September 1996, when the Taliban took control. Participants. - A total of 160 women participated, including 80 women currently living in Kabul and 80 Afghan women who had recently migrated to Pakistan. Main Outcome Measures. - Self-reported changes in physical and mental health, access to health care, war-related trauma, human rights abuses, and attitudes toward women's human rights. Results. The median age of respondents was 32 years (range, 17-70 years) ; median formal education was 12 years, and 136 (85%) of respondents had lived in Kabul for at least 19 years. Sixty-two percent (99/180) reported that they were employed before the Taliban takeover ; only 32 (20%) were employed during their last year in Kabul. (...)
|