Promoting Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 154
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sexual health; health equity; women’s health; prevention science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, the full extension of humanity, complete with autonomous health decision-making, has yet to be extended to women. The World Health Organization shed light on the significance of biological sex on the health of women because many societies socially disadvantage women through discriminatory actions, policies, and norms that stem from sociocultural factors. Women and girls across the globe are experiencing increased vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Theoretical frameworks like the Theory of Gender and Power describe the inequity in gender-based power between partners in relationships. Threats to the overall health of a woman are driven by social norms that decrease access to education and employment, two primary constructs of one’s socioeconomic status. These threats are exacerbated by pervasive acts of violence against women of a physical, sexual, and emotional nature. Several research agendas are underway to counter gender-based norms and systems that aim to disempower women. Prospective studies testing behavioral interventions with adaptation frameworks, implementation science, randomized controlled trials, comparative effectiveness approaches, and other scientifically rigorous approaches to increase access to reproductive justice and sexual health, normalize sex positivity, and empower women to gain autonomy over their sexual decisions are invited for this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Mandy J. Hill
Dr. Angela M. Heads
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reproductive justice
- women’s health
- reproductive health
- bodily autonomy
- sexual health
- HIV and STI prevention
- sex-positivity
- pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis
- stigma
- access to care
