Index 401
Protein
healthy diet and, 86–87
hepatitis recovery and, 168
for older babies, 266
pregnancy and, 215, 221, 222, 232
pressure sore prevention and, 117
in urine, toxemia and, 232, 246
also see Diet
Psychological problems see
Mental health
Psyllium husks
(Plantago ovata), 108
Puberty
body changes during, 71–73, 74
family support for, 76–77
health worker support for, 77
life changes during, 72
need for knowledge about, 71, 76
sexual health and, 141, 155, 156
also see Monthly bleeding
Pulling out (withdrawal) method
as family planning method, 203
as safer sex, 182
Pychosis (mental illness), 59–60
also see Mental health
R
Ramps, building, 40, 123
Rape
abortion after, 207
bladder or kidney infections, 303
court, going to, 302, 304
defined, 299
emergency family planning
after, 302
exam by doctor following, 302
feelings after, 300, 301, 304, 305
getting help, 300–302
of girls, 299
health problems caused, 302–303
if someone you know has been
raped or abused, 301
partner’s feelings about, 305
police, reporting to, 300, 301,
302, 304
pregnancy and, 302
and privacy, need for, 300, 301, 302
rapist known to woman, 298
self-defense, 308–311
sexual health after, 153, 154, 305
stigma of, 299, 300, 305
STIs and HIV/AIDS, 303
tears and cuts, 303
also see Abuse; Violence
against women
Rashes
as allergy sign, 329
ART and, 360
German measles, 12, 215, 276
herpes zoster (shingles), 175, 177
HIV/AIDS and, 175, 177
syphilis and, 158
urine passing into cloth and, 229
Razors, boiling of, 179
Rectal exam, 131
Reflexes, overactive, 246
Rehydration drink, 274
Relaxation exercise, 61
Religion
abortion and, 207
disabled excluded from, 292
family planning and, 185
Remedies see Treatments
Repetitive motion injuries, 93–94
Reproductive system
defined, 77
illustated, 78, 79, 146
puberty and changes in, 71–73
woman’s, 77–79
also see STIs
Residential schools see
Institutions
Respect
abuse and lack of, 288
for caregivers, 314
for disabled women, 42, 174, 184, 311
in health exams, 128, 137–138
for mentally ill women, 59–60
relationships and, 154, 155, 156
Rheumatoid arthritis see Arthritis
Rights
to be free from abuse, 288
to health care, 29, 33–34
to love, 139
to say who can touch, 311
UN Covenant, inside back cover
Ringworm, 275
Role plays, 45–46
Ropes (handrails), 38, 123
Rubbers see Condoms
Rubella (German measles), 12,
215, 276
S
Safer sex, 180–182
defined, 181
menopause and, 285
monthly bleeding and, 182
pregnancy and, 217
Salt, pregnancy and, 221, 222, 232
Salt water treatment
eyes, 100
soaking genitals after childbirth, 249
Same-sex relationships
(homosexuality), 145, 147, 148
Scabies, 275
Scarring, 168, 180
Seizures see Convulsions; Epilepsy
Self-defense against abuse and
violence, 308–311
Self-esteem
abuse and, 296, 312
family and community promotion
of, 68–69
gender and, 51
low expectations and, 52
mental health and, 62–65, 68–69
older women and, 282
and partners, finding, 143, 144
puberty and, 72
as self-defense, 309
sexuality and, 141, 155
work and, 143
also see Body image
Self-image see Body image
Selling sex see Sex workers
Semen, 79
safer oral sex and, 181
Senility, 281
Sex
after childbirth, 249
after menopause, 284–285
anal, 181, 182, 203
bladder and bowel care, 152–153
bladder infection and, 105
body function during, 79
breast response, 73
desire, lack of, 153–154
dry vagina, 151, 182, 284
dysreflexia and, 117, 153
genital washing after, 106
homosexuality, 145, 147, 148
masturbation, 147, 181
muscle pain and spasms, 152
not having sex, 181
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007