Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10226726 | Social Science & Medicine | 2018 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
Under the surface of this maternity hospital, social norms were in conflict with the principles of biomedicine. Contested areas included the control of knowledge, equity and the primary goal of work. The institutional culture was further complicated by pressure from powerful elites. These unseen values and pressures explain much of the disconnection between policy and implementation, education and the everyday behaviours of healthcare providers. Improving the quality of care and equity in Afghan public maternity hospitals will require political will from all stakeholders to acknowledge these issues and find culturally attuned ways to address them. Furthermore, the notion of competing world-views on healthcare has relevance beyond Afghanistan.
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Authors
Rachel Arnold, Edwin van Teijlingen, Kath Ryan, Immy Holloway,