De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder - Women’s Health and Hygiene

Scope Note :

Women’s health "involves women’s emotional, social, cultural, spiritual and physical well being, and it is determined by the social, political and economic context of women’s lives as well as biology. This broad definition recognizes the validity of women’s life experiences and women’s own beliefs about and experiences of health. Every women should be provided with the opportunity to achieve, sustain and maintain health, as defined by that woman herself, to her full potential." (Source : Quoted in OHPE Bulletin # 34.1 December 19, 1997 ; accessed from: http://www.ohpe.ca/index2.php?option=com_content&do-pdf=1&id=16).

Use For :

• Health of women

Related Terms :

• Exercise for women
• Health education of women
• Physical fitness for women
• Pregnant women – Health & hygiene
• Reproductive health
• Sports for women
• Stress management for women
• Weight training for women
• Women – Diseases
• Women’s health services

Narrower Terms :

• Beauty, Personal
• Physical education for women
• Women – medical examination
• Women – mental health
• Middle aged women – Health & hygiene

BOOKS

References sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• Annual editions : women's health. RA 778 A1 A55 1998/ 1999
• The athletic woman's survival guide : how to win the battle against eating disorders, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. Carol L. Otis and Roger Goldingay. RC 1218 W65 O84 2000
• The body shop book : skin, hair, and body care. Anita Roddick. RA 776.98 B6 1996
• Bodytalk : the XYZ guide to young women's health and body. Stella G. De Dios. RA 778 B6 1999 v.1
• Fine lines : strength training for the Asian woman. Donna B. Reiland. GV 481 R44 1997
• Forever young : Cory Quirino's guide to beauty & fitness. Cory Quirino. RA 778 Q57 1996
• The Harvard guide to women's health. Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie Eisenstat, Terra Ziporyn. RA778 .C37 1996
• The home spa : a recipe book for hot oils, facials, body scrubs, foot spas, and so much more!. Melissa Pizana-Cruz. RA778 .C78 2006
• Lifestyle changes and their impact on the health of women in the Western Pacific Region. World Health Organization. RA 778 W65 1995 v.5.
• Maternal education and child health in the Western Pacific Region. World Health Organization. RA 778 W65 1995 v.3
• Newborn beauty : a complete beauty, health, and energy guide to the nine months of pregnancy and the nine months after. Wende Devlin Gates and Gail McFarland Meckel. RG 525 G37 1981
• Organizing strategies in women's health : an information and action handbook. Lakshmi Menon. RA 778 O74 1994
• A Reproductive health profile of the Western Pacific Region. World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific. RA 778 W65 1995 v.1
• Sports illustrated running for women : a complete guide. Janet Heinonen. GV1061.18.W66 H45 1989
• Strength training for women. James A. Peterson, Cedric Bryant, Susan Peterson. GV 546.6 W64 P47 1995
• Well woman. Miriam Stoppard. RG 121 S76 1998
• Where women have no doctor : a health guide for women. A. August Burns. RA564.85 .W46 1997
• Women's health : a primary care clinical guide. Ellis Quinn Youngkin and Marcia Davis. RA 564.85 W66 1998
• Women's health profile : Australia. World Health Organization. RA 778 W65 1995 v.6
• Women's health profile : Vietnam. World Health Organization. RA 778 W65 1995 v.8
• Working for life : sourcebook on occupational health for women. Melody Kemp. HD 6067 K45 1999
• Working with parents and youth : trainer's manual on human sexuality and reproductive health for traditional healers. RG 136 W67 1993a
• You don't have to be thin to win : the official Chub Club Coach's workout program. Judy Molnar and Bob Babbitt. RA778 .M64 1999

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Aerobics for women. Mildred Cooper and Kenneth H. Cooper. RA 781.15 C66 1973
• Aids as a gender issue : psychosocial perspectives. Lorraine Sherr, Catherine Hankins, Lydia Bennett.  RA 644 A25 A48 1996
• American women in the nineties : today's critical issues. Sherri Mat. HQ 1421 A44 1993
• The athletic female. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. RC 1218 W65 A84 1993
• Beauty after forty. Edyth Thornton McLeod. RA 778 M3 1949
• Better health for women and children through family planning : basic documents. International Conference on Better Health for Women and Children. HQ 766 I57 1987
• Biology of women. Ethel Sloane. RG 121 S66 1985
• Bodies of thought : embodiment, identity and modernity. Ian Burkitt. BF697.5.B63 B87 1999
• Body image : understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children. Sarah Grogan. BF697.5 B63 G76 1999
• The Body, culture, and society : an introduction. Philip Hancock. HM 636 B6 2000
• Body process : working with the body in psychotherapy. James I. Kepner. RC 489 G4 K46 1993
• Choice years : health, happiness, and beauty through menopause and beyond. Judith Paige and Pamela Gordon. RG 186 P34 1993
• The complete guide to women's health. Bruce D. Shephard and Carroll A. Shephard. RG 121 S44 1985
• Embodying the monster : encounters with the vulnerable self. Margrit Shildrick. BF697.5.B63 S54 2002
• Empowering survivors of abuse : health care for battered women and their children. Jacquelyn C. Cam. RA 1122 E56 1998
• Exercises for childbirth. Barbara Dale, Johanna Roeler. RG 558.7 D34 1982
• Expanding access to reproductive health through midwives. Charlotte Houde Quimby and Mary Lee Mantz. RG 950 Q54 2000
• Fat is a feminist issue : the anti-diet guide to permanent weight loss. Susie Orbach. RC552.O25 O7 1979
• Figure correction and beauty for you. Virginia Fallon. RA 781 F34 1900z
• Gender, health and healing : the public/private divide. Gillian Bendelow. RA 564.85 G45 2002
• Gender, sexuality and reproductive health in South Asia. Pilar Ramos-Jimenez and Celeste Maria Condor. RG 106.4 S64 G46 2001
• Health / asian and pacific women's resource collection network. RA 564.85 H4 1989a
• The health gap : beyond pregnancy and reproduction. Jennifer Kitts and Janet Hatcher Roberts. RA 564.85 K57 1996
• The Health psychology of women. Catherine A. Niven and Douglas Carroll. RA 564.85 H4 1993
• In the house of the moon : reclaiming the feminine spirit of healing. Jason Elias and Katherine Ketcham. RA 778 E44 1996
• Individual sports for women. Dorothy S. Ainsworth. GV 709 I5 1963
• The intimate problems of women. Henry B. Safford. RG 525 S2 1953
• Maggie Philbin's good-looking book. Susan Hunter. RA 778 P45 1983
• Mainstreaming quality improvement in family planning and reproductive health services delivery : context & case studies. Family Planning Service Expansion and Technical Supports Projects. RG 940 M34 2000
• Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies. Pranee Liamputtong Rice and Leonore Manderson. HQ 759 M375 1996
• Midlife health : every woman's guide to feeling good. Ada P. Kahn, Linda Hughey Holt. RA 778 K35 1987
• The mistaken body : a fresh perspective on the women's movement. Jeanette Kupfermann. HQ 1206 K86 1981
• The natural way to super beauty. Mary Ann Crenshaw. RA 778 C7 1975.
• A new psychology of women : gender, culture, and ethnicity. Hilary M. Lips. HQ1206 .L56 2006
• Office hazards : how your job can make you sick. Makower, Joel. RC 965 O3 M34
• On becoming a woman : health wellness and compliance : the way of a healthy real woman. Wilhelmina Atos, Wilhelmina Zaragoza. RA 778 A86 2000
• On our own terms : redefining competence and feminity. Maggie Mulqueen. HQ 1206 M84 1992
• Personal improvement for the career woman. Zipp, Edith. RA 778 Z5 1975
• Physical attractiveness : a cultural imperative. Gerald R. Adams and Sharyn Crossman. BF698 A3 1978
• A protocol for using ethnographic methods to investigate women's health. Joel Gittelsohn. RA 778 P76 1991a
• The psychology of women's health : progress and challenges in research and application. Annette L. Stanton, Sheryle J. Gallant. RA 564.85 P78 1995
• The single woman : a medical study in sex education. Robert Latou Dickinson and Lura Beam. HQ21 .D5 1934
• Slimnastics. Pamela Nottidge and Diana Lamplugh. RA 778 N67 1971
• Sport and women : social issues in international perspective. Ilse Hartmann-Tews and Gertrud Pfister. GV 709 S55 2003
• Sports activities for girls and women. Mildred J. Barnes. GV 709 S6
• Strengthening reproductive health service delivery in Cambodia. Janne C. Hicks and Priya Mamm. HQ 766.5 C16 H5 2000
• The thin game. Edwin Bayrd. RM 222.2 B39 1978
• This slimming business. John Yudkin. RC628 .Y84 1974
• Understanding women's recovery from illness and trauma. Margaret H. Kearney. RA564.85 .K4 1999
• Well women : the gendered nature of health care provision. Anne Morris and Susan Nott. RA564.85 .W44 2002
• A Woman's conflict : the special relationship between women and food. Jane Rachel Kaplan, Linda Gams, Nancy Gottlieb, Cindy Nesselson. TX 361 W55 W65 1980
• A woman's guide to therapy. Susan Stanford Friedman. RC 451.4 W6 F74 1979
• Women and AIDS : psychological perspectives. Corinne Squire. RC 607 A26 W65 1993
• Women and fatigue. Holly Atkinson. RA 778 A84 1987
• Women and health. Patricia Smyke. RA 564.85 S69 1991a
• Women and health psychology : biomedical issues. Cheryl Brown Travis. RA 564.85 T7 1988
• Women, health, and the mind. Lorraine Sherr and Janet St. Lawrence. RA 564.85 W65 2000
• Women's bodies, women's wisdom : creating physical and emotional health and healing. Christiane Northrup. RG 121 N67 1995
• Women's health alert : what most doctors won't tell you about birth control, C-sections, weight control products, hormone replacement therapy, osteoporosis, breast implants, tranquilizers, hysterectomies, and other medications, procedures, and conditions that could endanger your life. Wolfe, Sidney M. RG 104 W64 1990
• Women's health : body, mind, spirit : an integrated approach to wellness and illness. Marian C. Condon. RA778 .C66 2004
• Women's health : a relational perspective across the life cycle. Judith A. Lewis Judith Bernstein. RA 564.85 L48 1996
• Women's mental health services : a public health perspective. Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Andrea Blanch, Ann Jennings. RC 451.4 W6 W66 1998
• A year of beauty and health. Beverly and Vidal Sassoon and Camille Duhe. RA 778 S27 1975

Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor :

• Body politics : essays on cultural representations of women's bodies. Maria Josephine Barrios. HQ 1190 B64 2002
• Cultural.religious values and reproductive health and rights : are there dilemmas? : papers delivered and proceedings during the seminar held on August 3, 1994 at the Philippine Social Science Center. Rilar Ramos-Jimenez and Rommel S. Manuel. RG106.4 P6 C84 1994
• Kaalaman sa buhay = Facts for life : isang manwal para sa brodkaster. RJ 103 P6 F319 1990a
• Kon mayong doktor an kababaehan : giyang pansalud para sa mga babae. A. August Burns. Reproductive Health Leadership and Development, Inc., Philippines. RA564.85 .W4619 2004 v.1
• Reproductive health, rights, and their progeny : norms in case and statute law. Elizabeth Aguiling Pangalangan. KPM1482 .P36 2003
• Training modules for sexuality education and reproductive health. Carolyn I. Sobritchea. HQ57.6.P6 T7 2005
• Understanding reproductive health : a guide for media. HQ57.6.P6 U54 1996
• Women's reproductive health and indigenous abortion practitioners. Aloysius Mariae L. Canete. RA778 .C36 2003

Texts located at the Special Collection, Archives Section, 4th floor:

• American Studies Resource Center (ASRC), 1st  floor:

• The physician and sexuality in Victorian America. John S. Haller and Robin M. Haller. HN 90 M6 H34 1974
• Women and AIDS : psychological perspectives. Corinne Squire. RC 607 A26 W65 1993 

• Bitanga-Valeros Collection

• Alternative health care for women : a woman's guide to self-help treatments and alternative therapies. Patsy Westcott. RA 778 W47 1987
• Adrien Arpel's 3-week crash makeover.shapeover beauty program. Adrien Arpel. RA778 .A76 1982
• The causes and treatment of women's ailments. Isa Anderson Kelso. RG 121 K44 1973
• [How to look slimmer & other beauty tips]. RA 776 H68 1980a
• Male [mal]practice : how doctors manipulate women. Robert S. Mendelsohn. RG 67 U6 M46 1982
• M.J. Saffon's YouthLift : how to firm your neck, chin, and shoulders with minutes-a-day exercises. RA 778 S245 1981
• Understanding your body : every woman's guide to a lifetime of health. Felicia H. Stewart. RG 121 U5 1987
• Obesity, weight loss and eating disorders : a natural approach. Michio Kushi. RC 628 K87 1987

• European Documentation Research Centre, Ground floor:

• The state of women's health in the European community : report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs, Unit V.F.1.. RA 778 E8 1997

PERIODICALS

PRINT (Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Health Education Quarterly
• Health Magazine
• Lila : Asia Pacific Women’s Studies Journal
• Mare
• Medical Care
• Mirror : The Health Lifestyle Magazine
• Psychology of Women Quarterly
• Review of Women’s Studies
• Woman : Weekly Magazine of the Philippine Post
• Women In Action
• Women's Journal

ELECTRONIC

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• Aging

• AoA funds projects to assist older battered women. Anonymous. Aging : 1996. p. 103.
• Award-winning book: living with the enemy. Anonymous. Aging : 1996. p. 105.
• Meeting the special needs of older battered women. Anonymous. Aging : 1996. p. 98+
• Resources for older battered women and the professionals who serve them. Anonymous. Aging : 1996. p. 104.
• Shhh ... the problem nobody wants to talk about. Hopkins, Ellen. Aging : 1996. p. 99+

• American Journal of Health Education / Association for the Advancement of Health Education

• Health education efforts in uncertain times: helping to ensure healthy pregnancies in a time of crisis. Flores, Alina. American Journal of Health Education 38 (4) : July-August 2007. p. 212+
• Young women's knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis: results from a cross-sectional survey of college females. Kasper, Mark. American Journal of Health Education 38 (4) : July-August 2007. p. 186+

• Health Education

• The impact of an educational intervention on breastfeeding. Costa, Mônica. Health Education 106 (4) : 2006. p. 309.
• Adolescent physical self-perceptions, sport/exercise and lifestyle physical activity. Gilson, N D. Health Education 105 (6) : 2005. p. 437+
• Cervical cancer screening and perceived information needs. Whynes, David. Health Education 105 (4) : 2005. p. 289+
• 4Health Stress. Anonymous. Health Education 104 (6) : 2004. p.383.
• How solution focused support helps women through work-home conflict. McKenna, Jim. Health Education 104 (3) : 2004. p.132.

• Health Education Research

• Vaginal thrush: perceptions and experiences of women of South Asian descent.  Alison, Chapple. Health Education Research 16 (1) : February 2001 p. 9.
• How adolescent girls interpret weight-loss advertising. Hobbs, Renee. Health Education Research 21 (5) : October 2006. p. 719.
• From partying to parenthood: young women's perceptions of cigarette smoking across life transitions. McDermott, Liane. Health Education Research 21 (3) : July 2006. p. 428.
• Effects of a psychosocial intervention on breast self-examination attitudes and behaviors. Fry, Rachel. Health Education Research 21 (2) : April 2006. p. 287.
• An example of health education in the early 17th century: naturall and artificial directions for health. Charlton, William Vaughan Anne. Health Education Research 20 (6) : December 2005. p. 656.    

• Health Facts

• A critical evaluation of the pap test and its role in reducing cervical cancer deaths. Napoli, Maryann. HealthFacts 32 (3) : March 2007. p. 4+
• American cancer society's 2007 take on the Pap test. Napoli, Maryann. HealthFacts 32 (3) : March 2007. p. 5.
• How vaccine policy is made: the story of Merck and Gardasil. Napoli, Maryann. HealthFacts 32 (3) : March 2007. p. 1+
• Breast cancer risk factors-a rethink. Napoli, Maryann. HealthFacts 32 (1) :  January 2007. p. 1.

• Health & Hygiene        

• Food handlers and fitness to work. Ackerley, Lisa. Health and Hygiene 26 (3) : 2005. p.12.
• An epidemiological profile of factors affecting the incidence of maternal deaths in Nigeria. Bassey, Williams. Health and Hygiene 20 (3) : July 1999. p.100+
• Men's health in the 21st century - the 'ticking time bomb' of obesity. Anonymous. Health and Hygiene 26 (2) : 2005. p. 4+
• Breastfed babies become healthier adults. Anonymous. Health and Hygiene 25 (2) : 2004. p.14.
• American Public Health Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Sim, Fiona. Health and Hygiene 25 (4) : 2004. p. 3+

• Medical History    

• Breast cancer and the politics of abortion in the United States. Jasen, Patricia. Medical History 49 (4) : October 2005.  p. 423+
• Midwives and their role in the reduction of direct obstetric deaths during the late nineteenth century: the Sundsvall Region of Sweden (1860-1890). Curtis, Stephan. Medical History 49 (3) : July 2005. p. 321+
• Conduct unbecoming a woman: medicine on trial in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. Apple, Rima. Medical History 47 (3) :  July 2003.  p. 399
• Women's healthcare in the medieval west: King, Helen. Medical History 45 (4) : October 2001. p. 539+
• Women's medicine, women's culture: abortion and fortune-telling in early twentieth-century Germany and the Netherlands. De Blecourt, Willem. Medical History 43 (3) :  July 1999. p. 376+

• Medical Anthropology Quarterly    

• Defining women's health: a dozen messages from more than 150 ethnographies. Inhorn, Marcia. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 20 (3) : September 2006. p. 345+
• Gender and generation in poor women's household health production experiences. Clark, Lauren. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 7 (4) : December 1993. p. 386+
• In visible bodies: minority women, nurses, time, and the new economy of care. Spitzer, Denise. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 18 (4) : December 2004. p. 490+
• Female genital cutting and reproductive experience in Minya, Egypt. Yount, Kathryn. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 20 (2) : June 2006. p.182+
• The social life of emergency contraception in the United States: disciplining pharmaceutical use, disciplining sexuality, and constructing zygotic bodies. L L Wynn, James Trussell. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 20 (3) : September 2006. p. 297+

• Studies in Family Planning

• Health care for women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Buvinic, Mayra. Studies in Family Planning 12 (3) : March 1981. p. 112+
• The rural health worker as a family planning provider: a village trial in Iran. Zeighami, Elaine. Studies in Family Planning 8 (7) : July 1977. p. 184+
• Women-oriented health care: new hampshire feminist health center. Bruce, Judith. Studies in Family Planning 12 (10) : October 1981. p. 353+
• Culture, maternal health care, and women's status: a comparison of Morocco and Tunisia. Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf. Studies in Family Planning 24 (6) : November 1993. p. 354+
• Women's and health-care providers' views of maternal practices and services in rural Nigeria.. Okafor, Chinyelu.Studies in Family Planning 25 (6) : November 1994. p. 353+

• Menopause News    

• Letters. Anonymous. Menopause News 9 (3) : May-June 1999. p. 5.
• Staying current. Anonymous. Menopause News 9 (2) : March-April 1999. p. 6.
• Let's not overestimate health science research. Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth. Menopause News 9 (1) : January-February 1999. p. 2+
• Menopause and healthy aging, according to Chinese medicine. Oldershaw, Leslie. Menopause News 9 (3) : May-June 1999. p. 3.
• A menopause mind trick: fuzzy thinking. Warga, Claire. Menopause News 9 (3) : May-June 1999. p. 1+

• Women's Studies Quarterly

• From our body  to yourselves: the boston women's health book collective and changing notions of  subjectivity, 1969-1973. Jamilla Musser, Amber. Women's Studies Quarterly 35 (1-2) : 2007. p. 93+
• Locating lesbian and feminist responses to AIDS, 1982-1984. Brier, Jennifer. Women's Studies Quarterly 35 (1-2) : 2007. p. 234+
• Women in their bodies: challenging objectification through experiential learning. Scott, Britain. Women's Studies Quarterly 33 (1-2) : 2005. p.188+
• Stories of women, words, and well-being: the effect of literacy on women's health. Kennen, Estela. Women's Studies Quarterly 32 (1- 2) : 2004. p. 90+
• Changes in wellness practices and health care utilization after an educational intervention for perimenopausal women. McDevitt, Judith. Women's Studies Quarterly 31 (1-2) : 2003. p. 125.

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org/

• Feminist Review

• Black women and mental health: working towards inclusive mental health services. Wilson, Melba. Feminist Review 68 : 2001. p. 34+
• Apologies to Lesley Doyal. Feminist Review 28 : 1988.  p. 5.
• Mental health services for 'difficult' women: reflections on some recent developments. Williams, Jennie. Feminist Review 68 : 2001. p. 89+
• Carers and the careless: the prospects for the health service under the Tories Lesley Doyle. Doyal, Lesley. Feminist Review 27 : 1987.  p. 49+

• Gender and Society
  
  • Defining and redefining work: implications for women's health. Hilfinger Messias, Deanne. Gender and Society 11 (3) : June 1997.  p. 296+
  • Industrial segregation and the gender distribution of Fringe benefits. Perman, Lauri. Gender and Society 3 (3) : September 1989.  p. 388+
  • The myth of postfeminism.Hall, Elaine J. Gender and Society 17 (6) : December 2003. p.878+
  • Custodial care, surrogate care, and coordinated care: employed mothers and the meaning of child care. Uttal, Lynet. Gender and Society 10 (3) : June 1996. p. 291+

• Journal of Health & Social Behavior
    
  • Errata: caregiving and women's well-being: a life course approach. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 36 (4) : December 1995.
  • Erratum: dimensions of subjective mental health in American men and women. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 25 (3) : September 1984.
  • Social context and self-assessments of health among the elderly. Fillenbaum, G. G. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 20 (1) : March 1979. p. 45+
  • Women's health research: public policy and sociology. Auerbach, Judith.Journal of Health and Social Behavior 35 : 1995. p. 115+
  • Multiple roles and physical health of women and men. Verbrugge, Lois. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 24 (1) : March 1983. p. 16+

• Journal of Public Health Policy
  
  • Science and social reform: women in public health. Fee, Elizabeth. Journal of Public Health Policy 10 (2) : 1989. p.161+
  • Women and smoking: National Association for Public Health Policy. Journal of Public Health Policy 18 (4) : 1997.  p. 465+
  • The future role of health centers in improving national health. Politzer, Robert. Journal of Public Health Policy 24 (3-4) : 2003. p. 296+
  • National health insurance and child health care. Wallace, Helen. Journal of Public Health Policy 1 (2) : June 1980. p.150+
  • A policy analysis of the problem of the reproductive health of women in the workplace. Kotch, Jonathan. Journal of Public Health Policy 5 (2) : June 1984. p. 213+ 

ARTICLES
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Amnesty International's policy on sexual and reproductive rights. Estrada-Caludio, Sylvia. Review of Women's Studies 15 (2) : July-December 2005. p. 222+
• Barefoot and pregnant forever?. Filipinas 12 (131) : March 2003. p. 32+
• Bill of D.E.A.T.H. Alvarez, Ramiro C. Philippines Free Press 95 (11) : November 15 2003. p. 30+
• Cervical cancer prevention : a strategic opportunity to improve women's reproductive health. J.D. Sherris. International Family Planning Perspectives 25 :  January 1999. p. 56+
• The downside of contraceptive use. D. Mann. Women's Journal 29 (20) : September 1, 2001. p. 20.
• Gastric banding : the medical art of losing weight. Philippine Graphic 16 (21) : October 31 2005. p. 26.
• Hormone theraphy : health protection lessons from the women's health initiative. Batt, SharonChair, Elizabeth May. Women in Action (2) : 2003. p. 76+
• Hormone therapy may damage hearing. Women's Journal. 34 (26) : October 23, 2006. p. 29.
• The impact of the Cordillera Administrative Region IEC program on the reproductive health knowledge. Zablan, Zelda C. Philippine Social Sciences Review 56 (1-4) : January-December 1999. p. 132+
• Many women in rural Gambia have reproductive health problems, but few of them seek treatment. International Family Planning Perspectives 27 (4) : December 2001. p. 214+
• Medical conditions affecting women. Aniceto, Hazel. Homelife 50 (4) : April-May 2004. p. 38.
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• New diet moderation : promotes the golden rule of health. Fucanan, Terrie B. The Manila Times 107 (92) : January 10 2006. p. 1+
• Operational directives on natural family planning (NFP) services the ministry of family and life of the Archiodese of Manila. Sin, Jaime Cardinal, DD. Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas 79 (836) : May-June 2003. p. 325+
• Osteoporosis drug lowers risk of breast cancer : study involving 7,700 women claims Evista reduced disease risk by 76 percent. Manila Bulletin 318 : June 16, 1999. p. 10.
• Polycystic ovary syndrome. Tacio, Henrylito D. Philippine Graphic 15 (3) : June 3 2004. p. 56+
• The reproductive health of refugees. International Family Planning Perspectives 26 : December 2000. p. 161.
• Reproductive health of war-affected population : what do we know? International Family Planning Perspectives 26 : December 2000.
• Shedding off those excess pounds. S. Pak. Health & Home : January-February 2002. p. 43+
• Still the malevolend agenda in HB 4110. Imbong, Jo Aurea. Voices for Life 7 (2) : 2003. p. 38+
• Turning point : a special report on the refugee reproductive health field. International Family Planning Perspectives 26 : December 2000. p. 162+
• Understanding Filipino adolescents : research gaps and challenges. Cabigon, Josefina V. Philippine Social Sciences Review 56 (1-4) : January-December 1999. p. 107+
• Weight loss plan slow - but sure. G.C. Meneses. Mirror Weekly 8 : November 26, 2001. p. 9+
• The worst exercise for weight loss. Johnson, Miles. Women's Journal. 33 (13) : July 23, 2005. p. 20. 

VERTICAL FILE
(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• Achieving reproductive health for all : the role of WHO. VF 203
• Encourage journalists to cover reproductive health. VF 1910
• The Filipino women's access to and utilization of health services for reproductive care. VF 00911
• From research to action : how operations research is improving reproductive health services. VF 00957
• Grounding reproductive health programmes on human rights and human-centered development. VF 1878
• Indonesian survey looks at adolescent reproductive health. VF 1820
• Meeting the growing demand for quality reproductive health services in urban Africa : partnerships with municipal governments. VF 1856
• Overview of quality of care in reproductive health : definitions and measurements of quality. VF 2034
• Providers and quality of care. VF 2034
• Rapid appraisal of reproductive health care needs and available reproductive health care services in the Philippines. VF 1910
• Sexuality education A primer for teachers and guidance counselors. VF 02155

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL

(Archives Section, 4th floor)  

• Contraceptive use, socio-economic factors and capacity and willingness to pay : a re-analysis of the 1993 Philippine National Demographic survey and the 1998 Philippine National Demographic Health survey. Garganian, Desiree Concepcion U., TG03027
• Effects of Bantay Banay Program on women's health and empowerment : a case of the Mandaue City; Bantay Banay Program. Jala, Sheila Margarette L. TG02754
• Factors associated with choice of attendant at birth and place of delivery : a re-analysis of the 1998 national demographic and health survey. Tan, Charity L. TG03377
• Factors associated with the utilization of postnatal care in the Philippines : a secondary analysis of the 1993 PNDS and 1998 PNDHS. Bansuan, Apasra Usman TG03276
• Family planning provider choice : differentials and determinants; a re-analysis of the 1993 PNDS and 1998 PNDHS. Lee, Nanette R. TG03030
• Going through the silent passage : understanding menopause in the rural context. Villamon, Olga D. TG02777
• Reproductive health and schistosomiasis : an exploratory study among women in Agusan del Norte. Mozol, Alvenio Gamban, Jr. TG03225
• Reproductive health during conflict and displacement : experiences of selected Tausug displaced women in the province of Sulu. Jamasali, Jasmin Salve. TG03342
• Socio-cultural dimensions of reproductive health among selected Mandaya women in Davao Oriental. Santos, Julie Ann Ariate. TG02584
• Perspective of bughat in a farming community in Negros Occidental. Marshall, Harold Alfred. TG03108
• The quality of family planning services at the Philippine General Hospital Reproductive Health Care Center : an assessment based on the quality of care framework. Gloria, Grace Alcala. TG02700
• The relationship between the quality of life and self-efficacy of women, younger and older, affected by Hansen's disease. Joachim, Cecilia. TG03106
• Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in the life cycle of Ikachakran women migrants in Baguio City. Batani, Ruth Sidchogan TG02740
• Women who have undergone hysterectomy : a retrospective study. Condor, Celeste Maria V. TG02511
• Women's role and reproductive health among the Palawan tribe. Timoteo, Celestina P. TG03234 

FOREIGN

• Chlamydia infection: population specific risk factors for female university students. Thomas, Tami Lynn, PhD University of Florida, 2006. p. 92+  AAT 3228849
• Collaboration between faith based organizations and the medical community on adolescent reproductive education. Arceneaux, Cassandra, MPH The University of Texas Medical Branch Graduate School of  Biomed. Sci., 2006, 71 pages AAT 1437969
• Determinants of reproductive function in Norwegian women. Barrett, Emily Siple, PhD Harvard University, 2006 AAT 3245104
• The impact of gynecological morbidity on women's quality of life in northern Mexico. Garcia-Perez, Maria Hilda, PhD University of Michigan, 2006, 143 pages AAT 3224880
• Investigation of the correlates of iron deficiency among non-pregnant child-bearing age females, (18--49 years) using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III - National Data Set (NHANES III-1988--1994). Everette, Mable Louise, PhD University of California, Los Angeles, 2006, 132 pages AAT 3224327
• Reproductive health care services utilization among Latina migrant and seasonal farmworkers in a midwestern state (Michigan). Rivera-Vazquez, Omara, PhD Michigan State University, 2006 AAT 3236410
• The role of premarital exposure to family planning information in fertility and contraceptive use among rural women in India. Singh, Sagri, PhD The John Hopkins University, 2006, 256 pages AAT 3213804

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Services, Ground floor)

• After pregnancy [videorecording] : new start. V000598
• Breast cancer [videorecording] : replacing fear with facts. V000600
• Contraception [videorecording] : know your options. V00601 ; V001249
• Forever young [videorecording]. RG186 .M4a
• Infertility [videorecording] : the new solutions.V000597
• Menopause [videorecording] : guidelines to a healthy life. V000596
• Menstruation [videorecording] : understanding your body. V000603
• Pregnancy [videorecording] : nine special months. V000602
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) [videorecording] : the keys to prevention. V000599
• In sickness and in health [videorecording]. V000463
• Straight talk on menopause [videorecording]. V000604 v.1 ; V000605 v.2

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Women’s Health
http://www.women-health-care.com/
[Retrieved November 22, 2007]

“Provides a comprehensive information on a broad range of women's health care topics for women young and old alike covering pregnancy, baby care, beauty and makeup tips, child, gynecological and skin diseases with symptoms treatment.”

Women's Health Advisor Index
http://www.fairview.org/healthlibrary/content/wha_index.htm
Retrieved November 22, 2007]

Contains alphabetical listings, descriptions, symptoms and treatments of diseases and ailments commonly affecting women of all ages.

Women's Health Issues
http://womenshealth.about.com/
Retrieved November 22, 2007]

“A searchable database that offers a wide array of topics and variety of issues about women.”

CDC - Women's Health -
http://www.cdc.gov/women/
Retrieved November 22, 2007]

Includes information and links about science & research, programs and partnerships, health & wellness and also conferences and events with the end view of “promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.”

Women's Health Information from the National Women's Health ...
http://www.healthywomen.org/
Retrieved November 22, 2007]

An authoritative source for articles, interviews, report that contribute more knowledge and information about women’s health.

Should you have suggestions on this pathfinder, please contact any of the Information-Reference staff at reference@dlsu.edu.ph or call +(632) 5244611 local 620.

Compiled by : Mrs. Yolanda F. Odsinada and Jennifer S. Motos

Date: October 2007